You can expect cold and flu viruses to survive on hard surfaces for 24-48 hours. Regularly wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. You should avoid touching your eyes, nose, and ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

WASHINGTON - Someone in your house have the sniffles? Watch out for the refrigerator door handle. The TV remote, too. A new study finds that cold sufferers often leave their germs there, where they ...

(BPT) – Chilly temperatures and winter weather aren’t the only burden that comes with this time of year — it’s also the peak of cold and flu season. Cold and flu germs can lurk on hundreds of common ...

Once you start thinking about germs it's easy to see how you can become possessed with trying to avoid them. Even if it's only the common cold you're thinking about, you become suspicious of ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...