Cold air can irritate the airways that carry air into the lungs, potentially causing symptoms like coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing.

At 1:14 p.m. on Monday, the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC released a cold weather advisory valid from 10 p.m. until Tuesday 10 a.m. for Avery County.

A cold typically resolves after about a week, although congestion, cough, and runny nose can linger. Your cold may be improving if you have more energy and your symptoms are milder. Generally, these symptoms are most severe in the middle of a cold, around ...

Cold weather advisory: Be Aware. A cold weather advisory is issued when seasonably cold air temperatures or wind chill values, but not extremely cold values, are expected or occurring. Be sure you and your loved ones dress appropriately and cover exposed skin when venturing outdoors.

Consuming whole garlic is relatively safe. Do not consume garlic if you are allergic to it or its parts. Still, eating whole garlic may cause some side effects, such as breath and body odor, stomach pain, gas, and nausea.

Vitamin C may help shorten how long cold symptoms last and their severity when used before cold symptoms start, but not after a cold begins.

At 1:22 p.m. on Monday, the NWS Blacksburg VA released a cold weather advisory valid from 10 p.m. until Tuesday 10 a.m. for Ashe and Watauga counties.

Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why cold air, cold drinks, and cold surfaces create very different sensations.

Bay Area inland regions is the focus of an updated cold weather advisory released at 11:36 a.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid for Tuesday, Dec. 30 between 1 a.m.

Flu cases are increasing across the United States. The same is true in Florida, with some counties hit harder than others. If your holiday travel plans were to New York or Colorado, know that those two states are reporting the highest number of flu cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs. This explains why surface chills feel very different from cold experienced deep inside the body.