How long it takes to catch a cold from someone else depends, but it usually takes 1-3 days. Your overall health and how long the person who exposed you has been sick can affect the incubation period.

We all know the feeling: you’ve just shaken off a miserable cold, your energy’s finally coming back… and then, barely a fortnight later, your throat starts to tickle again. It feels unfair – like the ...

So it’s cold and there’s a flu strain going round, but could you be setting yourself up for a cold unknowingly? Likely. The common cold is very transmissible. This is because viruses are spread by ...

Winter is here, and the whispers started before it even began. You've heard them all your life - from your mom, your auntie, even that overzealous stranger at the supermarket. "Don't go outside with ...