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Stay happy and forget getting a cold

Posted: Oct 24th 2007 8:43PM by Brian White
Filed under: General Health

Do you know people who seem to be bypassed by every cold, flu and other home or office bug with nary a sneeze or fever? Those people always exist, and we can't help but be jealous. What makes them that way?

A growing body of research suggests that personality, stress and social life all can have an effect on the susceptibility of many adults to contract cold virus symptoms.

In other words, if you're a stress-free person with a good demeanor and a healthy social life, you may not have as many colds (and symptoms) as the depressed and stressed out co-worker a cube away. The research that supports this is here. What do you think?

Is that a cold or allergies that you have there?

Posted: Mar 8th 2007 8:28PM by Brian White
Filed under: Alternative Therapies, General Health

Have you been suffering from a runny nose, an itchy throat, sinus pressure and a feeling of lethargy? If so, do you know if you actually have a cold (a viral infection) or are just suffering from an allergic reaction to something in the immediate environment?

It's sometimes hard to tell, as many of the symptoms between the two are very similar. But, if in doubt, you can take this small quiz over at iVillage and find out exactly what your malady is most likely to be.

One quick sign usually does it for me -- the running of a fever. If I'm having an allergic reaction to something, there is generally no fever -- but there sure is if I have a cold!



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