Now that cold and flu season is upon us, our wellness editors are using these hacks to avoid sickness and stay healthy.

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A cough, sore throat, runny nose and often a fever with headache and aching limbs - a cold is usually harmless. However, Dr.

How do I know if I have a cold or flu? Common colds tend to come on gradually. Flu, on the other hand, is likelier to hit you suddenly—and hard. You might have a slightly elevated temperature ...

A chest cold, in contrast, typically causes a cough and chest congestion. Adults tend to have two to three colds per year. The average child, in contrast, has seven to 10 colds per year.

(People with Covid also experience respiratory symptoms; testing is the best way to know which virus you most likely have.) “There’s a saying that if you treat a cold, it goes away in seven ...

Apply this to the cold sore around your lip or up your nose for a full fifteen minutes, twice a day. I have found that this approach very often resolves a cold sore within a day or two.