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

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

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

SickFilter:
If you caught a cold this week
and hacked and sneezed and lacked some sleep
And when you talk you simply squeak —
How do you ward off bronchitis?
posted on Oct 22, 2004 - 10 answers

I've got a cold. I've been drinking fluids and getting rest, but is there anything I can take that will actually help me get better? Also, what treatments are purely psychosomatic? I've always suspected echinacea.
posted on May 21, 2004 - 13 answers

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