Sneezing

The flu season is in full swing; however, you can protect yourself and others from acquiring the dreaded flu bug. The single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season. Ephraim McDowell Health said other simple things to protect...

It’s the end of the year and this year has been a great one, especially for discovering new species. There were lots of new species of all kinds of animals discovered and first described this year — even animals you’d think we already...

It is that time of year again. Yes, spring, and all the wonderful things that come along with it are here. This year has certainly been unusual with such a mild winter and an unseasonably early spring. However, don’t jump the gun too soon. I am...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It starts with congestion and sneezing and then you get a running nose and irritated eyes. Spring seasonal allergies are once again sending people to the doctor’s office this week. At Ozarks Community Hospital's Primary Care...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tree pollen season is in full swing in the Ozarks. And this week all that sneezing is bringing a lot of people to urgent care and doctors offices. “Start off with sneezing, itchy and burning eyes, and this time of year it...

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Police in suburban Indianapolis say the driver of semitrailer hauling Coca-Cola products had a sneezing attack that caused him to lose control of the truck before it flipped onto its side. The crash happened Friday morning...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

Dear Pharmacist: I've got a cold. Should I start taking echinacea, and will it help me with the sneezing? —A.T., Sanibel Dear A.T.: It's the season for the common cold, with more than 1 billion cases in the United States each year. Sneezing is...

Dear Pharmacist: What are some suggestions to avoid catching cold this season? — R. P. Albany, New York Dear R.P.: The common cold has been around for eons, even though it has morphed a bazillion times. It's brilliant at outsmarting us. This is...

A crowded Chicago cafe. Customers sit elbow to elbow. A man coughs. I turn my head toward the hacker. So do several others. Our eyes aim for him like bullets. Kill the germ spitter! The man ignores our glares, returns to studying his laptop...

It's flu season in Baltimore. A few days after Christmas, Baltimore resident Kathleen Dudley began experiencing telltale signs of the flu — fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, cough and overall exhaustion. "The worst part — the fever...

Frank Daniel is one of a lucky few who have never been struck by the urge to sneeze, twitch or swat an unassuming bug, at least while on stage. This matters — why? Daniel, 69, a Laguna Beach native, has, for the past quarter-century, donned...