Doctor and TV personality Dr Xand has shared the 'best' temperature to wash your clothes in, including how one small change ...

These everyday foods can become seriously harmful—or even deadly—if not prepared, stored, or cooked properly. Here’s how to ...

Plenty of different types of viruses and bacteria are resistant to alcohol-based sanitizers. And they can make you very sick.

Individuals with a common cold usually do not experience a loss of smell or taste, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue to the same extent as those with Covid-19. However, ...

Here’s what causes colds to spread so easily, how long they are usually contagious and how they’re most commonly treated.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow ...

There most common diseases that affect people, especially children, during the cold season are pneumonia, asthma, diarrhoea, bronchiolitis and the common cold. According to Dr Peninah Musyoka, a ...

The basics: Cold vs. Flu. Both colds and the flu are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they’re caused by different viruses. Colds are usually caused by rhinoviruses, while the flu is caused ...

In addition, norovirus activity peaked earlier in 2024-25 (accompanying the rise in GII.17) compared to previous seasons. The 2024-25 season peaked in January 2025, vs peak periods in February ...

Will norovirus surge early again this year? Here’s what scientists say. Last season got off to a particularly rocky start, with 91 suspected or confirmed outbreaks during the first week of December ...

Objectives The common cold is the main cause of medical time loss in elite sport. Rapid diagnosis has been a challenge that may be amenable to molecular point-of-care testing (POCT). Methods We ...