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The flu is here. Ugh! My littlest son was sick last week, my oldest and I are sick this week. The radio station has been one big flu virus all month so it's time to read up on ways to prevent sickness.  According to health.com there are some surprising ways to prevent the flu or a cold. Lose the booze - It disrupts your sleep cycle. Sipping tea helps - breathing in steam stimulates the cilia, whi

My father always told me to make the best first impression was to walk right up to someone, look them in the eye and give them a firm handshake. Usually good advice, except during cold and flu season.

I think the cold weather has finally gotten to all of us, including this four-year-old, who has a special request -- for Jesus.

So - the groundhog saw his shadow and we are in for another 6 weeks of winter. But rather than be sad about the cold, you should be happy because all that shivering you will do could help you lose weight! How many calories does shivering burn?

We have been pretty lucky so far this winter - since we don't live in the North East and haven't had to deal with a Polar Vortex! We haven't had sub-zero temperatures or even very many days of frosted windows. So how cold is it really in America?

As I write this, the front office sounds like the Tuberculosis Wing at the hospital. Everyone has returned from holiday break coughing, hacking, sneezing, and generally sounding gross. But why did everyone get sick? Does the cold make you sick?

It's cold outside! So cold that most people will do everything in their power to stay inside especially when they wake up to -3 temperatures.

My father always told me to make the best first impression was to walk right up to someone, look them in the eye and give them a firm handshake. Good advice, except during cold and flu season.

A lot of us have been rubbing our eyes, sneezing, coughing, blowing our nose. You may have a summer cold or you may have allergies. It is hard to tell the difference, so here are the facts: Colds are caused by hundreds of different viruses. When one of these viruses gets into your body, your immune system attacks it. Some of the effects of this immune response are the classic symptoms of a cold, s

Summer colds are terrible. There is nothing like having a fever when it's 95 degrees outside. All complaining aside. We all get colds and unfortunately life doesn't stop when we do. So we have to just deal with them. Everyone knows that if you have a fever you stay home and take some ibuprofen but how do you get rid of the uncontrollable cough that happens in quiet public places like: meetings, ch

My father always told me to make the best first impression was to walk right up to someone, look them in the eye and give them a firm handshake. Good advice, except during cold and flu season. Flu Season 2012 is upon us and my family has already been struck by the influenza bug, despite already having received our flu shots...

With record cold temperatures gripping much of the country this week, it's safe to say most folks are spending their time indoors. But the chill didn't stop these intrepid amateur scientists on YouTube, who took advantage of the frigid cold test the effects of the bitter cold on a soap bubble. The result? It's pretty cool. Check out the video after the jump: