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 ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, ...

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 ...

There’s no shortage of popular cold remedies, but there’s one in particular that a family physician warns against relying on too much.

Common cold remedies are certainly not hard to come by, from over-the-counter meds to old wives' tales. But with so many options out there, it’s easy to get confused about which are truly the best ...

The common cold strikes most adults two to three times annually, leaving millions searching for relief from the familiar symptoms of congestion, sore throat, and persistent coughing. While no cure ...

If there's a cure for the common cold, perhaps it's all in our heads. A study recently published in the Annals of Family Medicine examined the placebo effect on people suffering from colds and found ...

When a cold hits, most people look for remedies to combat the coughing, sniffling and aching. Although colds tend to be mild ...

"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, ...

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 ...

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 ...