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 ...

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 ...

Some homeopathic products that are marketed for young children are not FDA approved and may be useless or even dangerous.

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

According to Sharon Levy, MD, Harvard Medical School's pediatric addiction expert, nonmedical medication misuse may be much more common than previously reported. One of the older fads is in the news ...

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 ...

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.