A common cold affects people differently. While some suffer from mild symptoms, for others, it can be life-threatening. A new ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so widely between individuals.

recognizing the key differences in how they start, the severity of fever, and specific signs is crucial for accurate ...

When the common cold rips through a household, it can leave a wildly uneven path of symptoms. The same cold-causing rhinovirus that produces barely a sniffle in one person can cause a week of ...

Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or ...

This year's flu has the classic symptoms: fever, body aches, runny or stuffy nose, cough, chest congestion, headache, sore ...

Influenza is on the rise. Flu activity was "high" or "very high" in 32 states and jurisdictions, as of Dec. 30, according to ...