sniffles

Study: Flu viruses can spark heart attacks

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 09/21/2009 - 17:04

LONDON (AP) -- Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows....


 

Common cold lingers in common areas

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 18:58

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 can live for two days or longer.


 

Doorknobs and TV remotes are germ hotbeds

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:01

WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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 can live for two days or longer....