Blood sugar spikes don’t just happen after eating a carb-rich meal. There are plenty of other reasons your blood sugar might be high. Believe it or not, having a cold or infection might be one of them ...

It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of “conventional wisdom” has echoed through households for generations, threatening those just trying to rush out the door — “Don’t go outside with wet hair ...

Catching a cold is almost a rite of passage for the chilly winter months when people and viruses are often in close quarters. And that’s especially true among children, who aren’t stingy about what ...

The moment a plane touches down, travelers exhale with relief. The adventure begins, and the promise of new experiences fills the air. Yet, for many, that excitement is quickly replaced by the ...

In episode 4 of “Rose Walk and Talk,” Akiko Iwasaki, the Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and professor of dermatology and of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at Yale School of ...

As winter sets in across India, many people notice a frustrating pattern, just as one cold fades, another seems to begin. A runny nose, scratchy throat, mild fever, blocked sinuses, on repeat. While ...

What’s the deal with summertime sniffles? Most everyone looks forward to summer — time to get away, get outside and have some fun. So what could be more unfair than catching a cold when it’s warm? How ...

Another hit of potentially record-breaking cold has triggered warnings of citrus damage and potential mass iguana die-offs. But how about the average Floridian, who has long ditched heavy jackets ...

Not wearing a coat to ward off winter's chill won't give you a cold. But it might weaken your body's resistance to the germs that will give you a cold -- or the flu or whatever other bug is ...

One piece of "conventional wisdom" has echoed through households for generations, threatening those just trying to rush out the door. An internist weighs in on an eternal flu superstition. It’s OK to ...