Colds typically develop within 1-3 days after exposure. A cold is most contagious during the first few days, and you can still spread one even if you feel better. Washing your hands regularly, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study led by a UC San Francisco sleep researcher supports what parents have been saying for centuries: to avoid getting sick, be sure to get enough sleep. The team, which included researchers at ...

In today’s world, the way we greet one another has taken on a whole new level of significance. Traditional handshakes, hugs and cheek kisses have become less common as health concerns like the cold ...

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 ...

Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...