The best cold medicine won't cure your virus, but it will help you manage your symptoms. These OTC options should stay ...

Before we talk about which medicines are best, here's an important note to consider: Cold medicines do not cure your cold, nor do they shorten its duration. If you're reading this because you want to ...

Children under 4 years old shouldn’t use over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, the FDA has warned. So what do you do ...

Iowa’s been on a weather rollercoaster for weeks and with colds, the flu, COVID-19 and RSV still rampant, Iowans are reminded ...

FDA moves to ban phenylephrine, found in dozens of popular cold medications, after research shows it performs no better than ...

Benzonatate should not be combined with alcohol, sleep aids, or opioids. Certain anesthetics and mental health medications ...

One of the older fads is in the news again: getting high from cough and cold medicines containing dextromethorphan (DXM). This drug is sometimes combined with prescribed promethazine with codeine. At ...

If you purchased cold and flu products from the popular brand Zicam, you could be entitled to money. Zicam's manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. has agreed to settle a $6million class action suit ...

If you get six or more cold sores per year, your doctor may recommend something called suppressive antiviral therapy, which ...

Before we talk about which medicines are best, here's an important note to consider: Cold medicines do not cure your cold, nor do they shorten its duration. If you're reading this because you want ...