Features related to cold & flu

1. Beauty tips: How to cover up a cold
   

   Your nose is red and runny; your eyes are all puffy and so bloodshot they look like a road map. On top of everything else, a cold sore is threatening to break out on your upper lip. There's no denying it, you've got a stinking cold. However, you've also got a commitment you can?t break. Whether it's

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2. Five ways to stop a cold spreading
   

   Having a cold is miserable and when you are part of family, if one of you gets a cold, often all of you will catch it. A cold isn't life-threatening but as it spreads through the family your lives could be disrupted for weeks. Missed school, days off work, sleepless nights and feeling down in the du

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3. Cold and cough home remedies for children: What works?
   

   It can be hard to see your little one suffering but there are things that can help ease cough and cold symptoms whilst the body is naturally fighting colds and coughs. Colds usually run their course in seven to 10 days, but some over the counter products and medicines can help ease a child's symptom

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4. Secrets of super-healthy people
   

   Are you secretly envious of your colleagues and friends who, like superheroes, never seem to get sick? You know, the ones glowing with good health while everyone around them is sneezing, sniffling, coughing and generally feeling sorry for themselves. Don't hate the healthy people. Instead steal the

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5. Flu vaccine: It's not too late
   

   It's December and everywhere you look friends and family are coming down with flu symptoms: fever, body aches and fatigue. If you're still feeling good and healthy yourself, great! However, if you want to avoid catching flu yourself, it's good to know that, even though flu season is in full swing, i

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6. Flu and pregnancy FAQs
   

   During pregnancy a woman’s immune system becomes suppressed making her more susceptible to infections such as flu and its complications. In addition, another contributing factor may be that as the foetus develops and grows there’s more pressure on the mother’s breathing and lung function, increasing

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7. Natural cold and flu remedies
   

   While the misery of the cold and flu season might be inevitable, one thing is changing - where we look for relief. Many people are turning to natural cold and flu remedies, such as vitamin C, zinc, echinacea and others. This is particularly true for children, as many over-the-counter cold and flu tr

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8. Sleep better when you’re ill
   

   A hacking cough, a throbbing head, a sore throat and a nose so stuffed it feels as if you'll never breathe freely and clearly again. You've got a cold - or maybe even the flu - and all you want to do is crawl into bed and sleep. Until you get there. That's when you realise your symptoms are turning

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9. Exercising when unwell: A good idea?
   

   You have been keeping up your new exercise routine, rarely missing a day since you started it -   and then, all of a sudden, you are attacked by a cold or flu. What should you do? Should you avoid the treadmill or forsake that Pilates class for a late afternoon nap? Will it be hard to start again if

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10. What is a pandemic?
    

    When is a disease outbreak a concern? And what is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? Epidemics, pandemics and outbreaks: Learn the basics about the spread of serious diseases and what you can do to protect yourself, your family and your community.

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