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MoMo Productions / Getty Images The common cold is an upper respiratory tract infection that can be caused by one of more than 200 viruses. For most people, a cold causes mild symptoms like sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, and a sore throat. The symptoms tend to develop gradually …

A head cold, which is sometimes called the common cold, can be rough, causing symptoms such as a stuffy nose, sneezing, and a sore throat. Head colds are also—as their alternative name suggests—incredibly common: The US population suffers one billion colds each year, according to the US National Library of …

A head cold, which is sometimes called the common cold, can be rough, causing symptoms such as a stuffy nose, sneezing, and a sore throat. Head colds are also—as their alternative name suggests—incredibly common: The US population suffers one billion colds each year, according to the US National Library of …

Having a cold is annoying. Once that runny, stuffy nose; headache; or cough starts, your first question is probably, When is this going to end? Unfortunately, it might not be as soon as you'd hope. Here's how long a cold typically lasts, whether there's anyway to shorten the duration of …

Having a cold is annoying. Once that runny, stuffy nose; headache; or cough starts, your first question is probably, When is this going to end? Unfortunately, it might not be as soon as you'd hope. Here's how long a cold typically lasts, whether there's anyway to shorten the duration of …

You probably heard a lot of jokes about boogers growing up and were taught some basic booger hygiene rules (don't dig into your nose and play with them, for starters). But what exactly are boogers—and why do our bodies make them? Health put the question to doctors who deal with …

You probably heard a lot of jokes about boogers growing up and were taught some basic booger hygiene rules (don't dig into your nose and play with them, for starters). But what exactly are boogers—and why do our bodies make them? Health put the question to doctors who deal with …

So your nose feels a little runny or sniffly. You reach for the Kleenex—and when you blow into it, you notice that the snot on the tissue is green. Hmm. Usually it's white, or maybe a little yellow, so what does it mean that you're now seeing green? Health spoke …

So your nose feels a little runny or sniffly. You reach for the Kleenex—and when you blow into it, you notice that the snot on the tissue is green. Hmm. Usually it's white, or maybe a little yellow, so what does it mean that you're now seeing green? Health spoke …

Sweat is a normal bodily function—you sweat, for the most part, when your body gets hot and needs to cool down (think: when it's when it's warm outside, when you exercise, or even when you're anxious, nervous, or afraid). But sometimes, the body can experience something called "cold sweats," Erik …