Sneezing

The Northwestern Memorial Hospital's gospel choir want you to wash your hands...and they'll sing about it until you do. In an effort to get more people to wash their hands to prevent spreading germs, a group of vocally blessed hospital employees and some...

If you've seen the television ad for the anti-germ spray MyClyns, you no doubt remember the pivotal scene: A mom and her two kids sit at a dinner table, the little boy coughs on his sister, and mom heroically grabs the spray bottle of MyClyns. Against all...

Moms and dads have enough to worry about without Swine Flu. But as the disease spreads, we need to keep the little ones healthy and flu-free. Setting an example: The Centers for Disease Control says parents should set examples for children. We need to...

Moms and dads have enough to worry about without Swine Flu. But as the disease spreads, we need to keep the little ones healthy and flu-free. Setting an example The Centers for Disease Control says parents should set examples for children. We need to...

Summer often is a peak season for persistent cold-like symptoms triggered by indoor mold. Here are tips for easing the misery: Recognize the signs. Mold allergies can cause an itchy or runny nose, watery eyes, congestion, sneezing, wheezing and rashes....

The H1N1 vaccine is not easy to find because there just isn't that much in Texas right now. "The vaccine is coming out in trickles," said Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services spokeswoman Rita Obey. "We had a choice. We could...

You've heard of an ounce of prevention -- how about a drop of relief? That's what one allergist is offering to stop sniffling and sneezing from putting a damper on your spring and summer. Alex Schleider, Allergy Patient: "Itchy eyes and sneezing a lot."...

A woman sleeps on a nearly vacant American Airlines flight from Miami to Mexico City during an outbreak of the H1N1 flu in April. Credit: Brennan Linsley/Associated Press.Television news shows and newspaper headlines scream about the potential dangers...

New poll finds Americans don't believe the government's urgings or safety assurances....

I had surgery not long ago, and the actual surgery itself didn’t take a fraction as much time as all the insurance wrangling and worrying did. At one point, when I was trying to negotiate the massive gap between what the out-of-network anesthesiologists...

We never expected to see a baby-animal-sneezing video that rivaled the charm of a certain panda cub, but this elephant calf seems to do just that! (Naturally, we've awarded bonus points for the fact that he has a much larger......

If "achoo!" makes you jumpy these days, you're not alone. The swine flu pandemic has made people much more reactive when they hear or see someone sneeze, according to a new study. It found that public sneezing heightens people's fears......