What is it about a little old sneeze that sets a two-hundred pound mass of testosterone and human flesh quivering and wishing for his mama?  This is not a problem unique to any one particular... Read more >>

Sneezing, scratchy throat, runny nose: everyone knows the first signs of a cold, probably the most common illness known. But it’s often difficult to determine whether the child has the common... Read more >>

I was walking home from yoga class the other day with “Sally” (not her real name), one of my students. She’s an eighty-four-year-old firecracker, but still sweet as candy. She told... Read more >>

Much of the research on the transmission of the common cold has been done with rhinoviruses, which are shed in the highest concentration in nasal secretions. Studies suggest that it is most likely to... Read more >>