As we head deeper into fall and toward the holiday season, your little one may start to exhibit symptoms like a runny nose, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. However, many people confuse the common cold with the flu, and Dr Musyoka explains that the difference between the two ...

The common cold generally lasts 7 to 10 days in children and will include symptoms like congestion, cough, fatigue, and fever ...

Background: Signs and symptoms of a common cold reported in young children are those perceived by caretakers. Objective signs include cough, fever, and sneezing. Subjective symptoms include nasal ...

Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Parents administered saline nose drops a median of three times per day for a median of 5 days. Fewer household ...

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs ...

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 ...

A common cold virus lasts about 7 to 10 days, and you generally won't need to see a doctor. Here's what you need to know ...

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 ...