Flu is a viral infection affecting the nose, throat and lungs, mostly during the winter months. It is far worse than an ...

Exposure to low temperatures for prolonged spells can trigger an array of different health conditions, some of which may be ...

NEW YORK (AP) — This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into ... well below average. Such cold has, yes, a chilling effect on the Big Apple's notorious ...

Extreme cold in the Mohawk Valley ... way their body responds to temperature and to its shivering response, Zimmer said. So people who are older and take a number of medications are at risk ...

"When cold weather occurs, people tend to congregate indoors, in more crowded environments, making it easier for germs to spread," he said. What's more, some viruses can survive better in the cold, ...

BALTIMORE -- The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has issued First Alert Weather Days for dangerous cold and bitter & brutal wind chills through midweek. The coldest temperatures of the Arctic ...

An elderly woman – who family members say had dementia – was found dead in a car parked on the West Philadelphia block where she lived, police said while noting they believe cold played a role ...

People who are "older with inadequate food, clothing or heating," babies sleeping in cold conditions ... hypothermia may exhibit symptoms including shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling ...

especially for those older adults, and young children, as well as people experiencing homelessness. Uncontrollable shivering or slurred speech could be signs of hypothermia, along with memory loss ...

With temperatures dropping below zero across the state, and wind chills approaching — if not exceeding minus 30 — hypothermia and frostbite can occur quickly.