Pollen drifts innocuously through the air. From dusk until dawn, you just can’t seem to stop sneezing. Then one morning you wake up with a sore throat and a cough. Is it that cold your neighbor had ...

The allergies or cold question is relevant for more of the year as climate crisis has made allergy season longer and more intense.Photograph: Carol Yepes/Getty Images Ah, spring. A time of thawing and ...

You're stuffed up, you're sniffling - but is it an allergy or is it a cold? It's not always easy to tell, even for someone like Dr. Kevin Lunde, an otolaryngologist at Baylor Plano hospital in Texas. ...

If your child's "cold" has dragged on for weeks, it may not be a cold at all. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains why winter allergies are often mistaken for repeated viral infections. Learn the ...

Hay fever is an allergic reaction to tiny particles you inhale from “allergens”. These might be pollen, house dust mites, or animal dander (dead skin cells). Normally, the body won’t respond to these ...

With a little planning, people can enjoy the celebrations without spending them sniffing, itchy or reaching for tissues.