After decades of research, experts have found that may doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics for viral infections they cannot help, such as the common cold. While health officials with the U.S.

Dear Doctors: I was recently sick with what I thought was the flu. I had a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough. I have asthma, so my husband insisted that I see our family doctor. She said that I ...

Coughing, sore throat, fatigue, fever, and a stuffy or runny nose are all hallmark signs of a cold or other respiratory virus. But sometimes that cough persists for days (or even weeks) after the ...

Every winter, complaints about persistent cough, breathlessness, chest tightness, and endless bouts of mucus start filling every conversation. This year is things are no different. With temperatures ...

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A doctor who is treating former President George H.W. Bush says while the nation’s 41st president has recovered from pneumonia, he is still dealing with the effects of chronic bronchitis. In a ...

Q I was recently sick with what I thought was the flu. I had a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough. I have asthma, so my husband insisted that I see our family doctor. She said that I did have the ...