Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a cold strikes, you want fast, effective relief. And while grabbing the first over-the-counter cold medication seems like an ...

You’re standing in a store aisle looking at a shelf that’s as packed with cold remedies as your throat is filled with phlegm. It hurts. Your sinuses are stuffed and you have a cough that comes and ...

Wander down the cold-medicine aisle in any drugstore and you’ll find an eye-watering variety of pills, capsules, nasal sprays and potions. Do any of them really work? That’s a legitimate question ...

Some lots of cough and cold medicine were pulled from stores over contamination risk. Here's what to know about alternatives and natural flu therapies. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with ...

Amanda Gardner is a health reporter whose stories have appeared in cnn.com, health.com, cnn.com, WebMD, HealthDay, Self Magazine, the New York Daily News, Teachers & Writers Magazine, the Foreign ...

There is no cure for the common cold, but medications can help ease symptoms so you can relax and recover. To find the best ...

"We really should not have products on the market that are not effective," a panel committee member said of phenylephrine getty If you’ve found that lately you still feel stuffy after taking a ...

You’re sniffling, sneezing, and sleepless from coughing — and your head is killing you. You have just one question: What will put an end to this suffering? Unfortunately, the over-the-counter remedy ...

They can cause all sorts of unpleasant symptoms. Certain symptoms, like a sore throat or fatigue, are hallmarks of all three.

Pharmacy chain CVS said it is pulling cold medicines that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient from its shelves following a government panel's recommendation that deemed the medicine ...

Pharmacies are facing numerous challenges as fall progresses—just in time for cold and flu season. The first challenge is a labor one. Pharmacy staff from CVS and Walgreens have already walked off the ...

Baby Boomers grew up in a time when medicine cabinets were stocked with remedies that today might seem unusual—or even unsafe. Cold medicines in the 1950s through the 1970s often contained ingredients ...