A red, cracked nose may be the biggest insult to a cold sufferer, as it's both unattractive and painful.
There's an argument to be made for quarantine of cold sufferers.
A casual poll of a handful of internal medicine doctors who routinely treat cold sufferers found unanimous agreement that the legislation was needed.
Aug. 27, 2002 - Here's good news for cold sore sufferers.
Most doctors, and years of research on cold and flu sufferers, say there is only one tried-and-true treatment: plenty of rest and fluids.
If you're lucky, you won't be one of the 1 billion cold sufferers in America this year.
One expert said a shot or two of whisky before sleeping might be better for a cold sufferer than a nip of cold medicine.
Dr. Hendeles said studies as early as the mid-1970's found that cold sufferers given antihistamines did no better than those given a placebo.
In another study, Dr. Gwaltney noted that 10 volunteers remained healthy even though they were locked up for three days with several cold sufferers.
I sounded like a cold sufferer on a TV commercial for an antihistamine.