But folklore is stubborn, capable of resisting even the most compelling facts. By 1925, when Popular Science reported the ...

Symptoms of seasonal allergies and the common cold can overlap. Learn how to tell them apart so you can get the treatment you need.

Common cold symptoms tend to affect the upper airways, like the nose, head, and throat. Learn how symptoms progress with a ...

A Christian charity marketing executive who moonlights as an erotica author has been charged after police received multiple complaints her latest book allegedly contains graphic child abuse material.

Avian influenza has been detected in British sheep for the first time, just months after a human in the West Midlands tested positive for the disease. The virus was discovered in a single animal ...

A nasal cold sore typically causes a burning sensation and blisters. Treatments like ointments and home remedies may help reduce symptoms. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus.

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. You can get rid of chest mucus by ...

Massachusetts public health officials are urging care providers to remain vigilant for potential measles cases as outbreaks worsen in Texas and New Mexico. Compared to other states dealing with rising ...

A new bird flu outbreak has been confirmed as the virus continues to spread across the US. The deadly H7N9 strain was detected on a poultry farm in Noxubee, Mississippi, last week, for the first ...

Bird flu continues to spread in the U.S., infecting thousands of wild birds and poultry while posing an increasing threat to humans. Since the outbreak among U.S. livestock was first detected in ...

Avian influenza is “evolving in ways we haven’t seen before,” says Martha Nelson, a computational biologist and staff scientist researching pathogen evolution at the National Institutes of ...