There are plenty of over-the-counter remedies for the common cold, but some carry significant risks, and their efficacy is dubious. The latter applies to phenylephrine, an active ingredient in common ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Common cold remedies are certainly not hard to come by, from over-the-counter meds to old wives' tales. But with so many options ...

As winter’s chill settles in, millions of Americans will reach for over-the-counter medications to combat the seasonal surge of stuffy noses and congestion. But a startling revelation about one of the ...

We’re in the thick of cold and flu season, which always serves as a reminder that the common cold has no cure — hence why, when you inevitably catch one, you spend its entire duration (a whole box of ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The CDC reported that the common cold causes 22 million missed ...

"Oh, it's just a cold!" Indeed, colds are often billed as a "mild" upper respiratory virus. You can generally manage them at home, whereas the flu, RSV and COVID send more people to the hospital, ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

Colds, flu, and sniffles are common at this time of year. As we spend more time indoors during the winter months, it's easy for viruses to circulate. On average, adults get two to four colds a year, ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Home remedies have been used for years as natural treatments for illnesses–especially colds and viruses that are common during the winter. Gargling with salt water, drinking plenty ...

'We’ve been abandoned’: Some Md. business owners say Gov. Wes Moore left them behind When Wes Moore first ran for governor, he framed his candidacy around a simple promise: Maryland would "leave no ...

Q. I saw the news recently that the Food and Drug Administration is proposing to remove a popular ingredient in over-the-counter decongestants because it isn’t effective. Is there a cold remedy that ...