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Driving with a cold as dangerous as drunk driving?

February 24, 2013
Driving when you feel groggy with a heavy cold can be as hazardous as drunken driving, because of slow reaction times, says a study.  Drivers having a heavy cold not only take longer to stop a car but also drive too close to the …

Sinusitis: What are the various types and symptoms?

January 10, 2013
  Sinusitis is a condition which causes dull to throbbing pain and pressure in your head and face. This is basically caused by inflammation of the sinuses (small air chambers in the facial bones behind the eyebrows, …

Suffering from a cold? Help is at hand (Video)

October 3, 2012
A stuffy nose and cough getting you down? A cold or flu is caused by a viral infection. Prescription medication only assists in reducing the symptoms, but there's no cure for the common cold.  Usually a cold lasts for seven …

How to avoid monsoon related diseases

October 25, 2012
If you thought your mother was being unreasonable asking you not to eat outside or wade in the puddles of water on the roads during the monsoons, you are wrong. Those precautions might just prevent some of the most common …

Antibiotics useless against sinus infections

July 9, 2012
As antibiotics are ineffective against a vast majority of sinus infections caused by viruses, they should not be used in their treatment, new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) …