I have a cold, and my mouth tastes yucky. What specifically is happening? [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - 8 answers

I've had the flu for a few days, but woke up with something totally new to me: my nose is numb. Should I be worried? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 3 answers

It's official: my girlfriend has the flu. Give me ideas of things I can do to help and comfort her while we ride this thing out.
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 27 answers

Can you help my nasal congestion? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 10 answers

I am on the trailing edge of a bout of flu, and I have a persistent bitter taste when I drink any fluids. Doesn't seem to be there when I eat things, only drink them. Has anyone else experienced this? When do I get my taste-buds back?
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 9 answers

sometimes out of nowhere, my sense of physical orientation gets all messed up and i feel like i'm crooked. huh? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm sick of the flu. What will speed my recovery? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 16 answers

You're not my doctor, but please help diagnose me! I have what seems like it might be influenza, without a fever-aching joints, extreme fatigue, chills, no running nose or other cold symptoms. It's Sunday, doc is closed, and I really would like to figure this out before Monday. [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 11 answers

Will I give my new bunny the flu? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 7 answers

My lady friend has been sick for a year, and nobody can figure out what's wrong. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of sickness? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2007 - 46 answers

I need inside information from the "hive" mind. Did a bee sting give me flu-like symptoms, or did I just get an unrelated virus on the same day as the sting? More inside: [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 6 answers

Feeling better in dry conditions and sick in humid places: common? [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2007 - 11 answers

Medical Advice/Common Sense Filter: This is my second week of having pretty serious flu symptoms. [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2007 - 13 answers

Does the famed "24 hour bug" really exist, and if so, what is it? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 6 answers

An elementary question: I've got a cold. What remed(ies) should I take to feel better? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 41 answers

Reasonable explanation why most victims of avian (and 1918) flu epidemic were young. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2007 - 13 answers

Last Thursday I was diagnosed with the flu. Sunday I was diagnosed with a sinus infection. Today is Monday and I do not feel even the slightest bit better. Help! [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 14 answers

Nasal congestion on waking... A few possible causes, but a lot of them are ruled out. [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2007 - 13 answers

Why should homemade oral rehydration solution not be boiled? [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 6 answers

I think I have the flu. Should I stay in bed or run 5K?
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 15 answers

Flu shot arm ache: Any way to make it go away? [more inside]
posted on Nov 17, 2006 - 10 answers

Pregnant women are advised to get the flu vaccine. Pregnant women are also advised to avoid mercury. The vast majority of the flu vaccine stock available in the US contains thimerosol. Should a pregnant woman get vaccinated with a flu vaccine that contains thimerosol? Does your answer vary depending on the stage of pregnancy? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 26 answers

Why is it I seem to get head colds so easily? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 35 answers

Corporate Pandemic Flu Planning: I'm looking for model corporate planning guides that our company can learn and borrow from. The best I've found so far is this 3M Corporate Planning Guide -- and want more of the same. I'm not looking for general information (like CDC Checklists or HHS Plans). I want something produced by a corporation to meet business continuation planning needs. So either something like this 3M plan, or some type of template like it. My email address is in my profile, if that's helpful.
posted on Aug 15, 2006 - 6 answers

I need to strengthen my immune system. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2006 - 25 answers

If a fever is the human body's response to pathogens, does taking medicine to bring down one's fever increase recovery time? If this is true, is it true of all medicines that treat cold/flu symptoms?
posted on Mar 21, 2006 - 11 answers

In light of the US Govt dancing around the 'S' word, help me build a small stockpile preferably with recipes or a cooking list and any general advice about stockpiling... [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2006 - 13 answers

Can you take your own temperature without a thermometer? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2006 - 10 answers

Bird Flu Vaccine Are we safe? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 4 answers

How do you and your significant other deal with one of you being/getting sick (cold/flu/etc)? Does the sick one make any attempt to avoid getting the other sick? If so, how?
posted on Feb 7, 2006 - 22 answers

How do you avoid irritated skin around the nostrils when you have a cold? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2006 - 31 answers

How can I end my chronic illness? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 17 answers

Let's hear your method for preventing colds and other sicknesses! [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2005 - 66 answers

Is there a good reason for a healthy, relatively young person to get a flu shot? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 51 answers

Is regular flu vaccine effective against the avian flu?
posted on Oct 22, 2005 - 12 answers

Under the weather... [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2005 - 23 answers

Are online pharmacies a total scam? I'd like some tamiflu, but don't want my doctor to think I'm a tinfoil-hatted drug-seeking nutso. [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2005 - 9 answers

Any tips for getting through a day at work while feeling flu-ish? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2005 - 14 answers

I just read a wire story stating that, "hundreds of thousands of people may die and one quarter of the work force could be absent if Britain were hit by a bird flu pandemic said." How seriously should we be worried?
posted on Mar 22, 2005 - 22 answers

Assuming the Avian Flu pandemic become reality within the next year or two, what preparations should a rational first-world citizen undertake? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2005 - 33 answers

About three weeks ago I had a nasty cold. Headache, congestion, nose running 24-7. Since then, I wake up every morning to blow my nose out, thick, green, blood speckled mucus having accumulated there. This morning I blew my nose and afterwards a fresh stream of blood poured out. I've never had a nosebleed in my life nor have I ever stuffed any junk up there. Does this warrant a visit to the doctor? ps: I'm not a hypochondriac, it's just that I've never been sick.
posted on Feb 28, 2005 - 23 answers

Cold/Flu Contagion:

1) Is there any truth to the rumor that "once you manifest symptoms, you're no longer contagious?"
2) If you're recovering from one illness, are you more or less suceptible to others? eg: If I've just gotten over a cold, is my immune system weak and susceptible to strep throat? Or is it on high-alert and likely to protect me better?
3) Following on number 2, why don't more people get multiple viruses/bugs at once, or in rapid sequence? Anecdotally, it seems that most people enjoy an interval of good health after recovering from something. Is that true?
posted on Feb 16, 2005 - 4 answers

For the last few days I think I've been suffering from a very mild stomach flu. Nothing virulent, just enough to make me at times mildly uncomfortable. A friend of mine wants me to meet him for a drink tonight. I've heard that whisky can kill microbes in the stomach. Is this true? If so, would a couple of fingers of whisky be a good idea tonight?
posted on Jan 31, 2005 - 13 answers

I've had the flu since Wednesday. I haven't left my apartment since Friday. A friend just told me that I won't get better unless I air out my apartment and take a walk outside. Is that true? Can germs live in your bedsheets?

I'd readily go outside, but there's two feet of snow and it's fourteen degrees out.
posted on Jan 23, 2005 - 15 answers

Have any of you had the flumist vaccine this year? How did you react to it-did you get sick? (MI)
posted on Dec 15, 2004 - 18 answers

I've caught my first cold of the season and the frequent nose blowing is irritating the skin near my nose. I seem to remember a suggestion to use vaseline on the irritated skin - does that sound like reasonable solution?
posted on Nov 26, 2004 - 25 answers

Cat flu: I'm looking after a cat for a friend, and she recently (yesterday) got a runny nose, and coughs some. She also appears listless and bored. I'm stuck at work and will get her to the vet ASAP, but for now I need some reassurance that this isn't fatal? Thanks!
posted on Jul 22, 2004 - 6 answers

I've got the Toxic Death Flu. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2003 - 34 answers