Nothing quite gets under the skin like a young child pointing out the negative impact of your incandescent lightbulbs and idling car, but in the midst of a virulent flu season and the worst ...

Is it okay to sneeze into a napkin? I’m not referring to a napkin that you own. You can do anything you want to one of those napkins. I could care less. What I’m talking about are cloth napkins at ...

It is not an official name for a virus, but the so-called super flu refers to the illness that seems to be hitting harder and ...

If you've been sneezing nonstop or waking up with watery eyes and a stuffy nose, it may not be a winter cold. North Texas has entered the early stages of cedar fever season, that time of year when ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Aaaaa-choo! While your first thought may be to ...

Cooler weather inevitably means cough, cold and flu season. It’s never too late to take precautions and set yourself up with healthy habits. “As much as we try, avoiding viruses, bacteria and germs to ...

When saying "achoo" might hurt you. Dec. 22, 2008— -- It might have been just another summer day at the office. But when Erina Ramly of Chestnut Hill, Mass., felt a tickle in her nose as she ...

What more if it’s in a bigger public space with hundreds of people — like kids and senior citizens? All this said, here’s a quick guide to the proper etiquette for coughing when you’re in public.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...