Many people think green snot means you are really sick, or that you need antibiotics. Not true. Green snot is actually a sign that our immune system is working and that we are getting better.
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Stress has subtle, underlying effects on almost every part of the body, including the heart, gut and immune system.
Stay away from viruses in the early morning – and in winter.
You wake up and feel under the weather. If you’re vomiting or have a fever, the decision to stay at home is probably clear cut. But what if you generally feel unwell but are torn about missing work?
Pharmacies have aisles full of cold and flu tablets. But which product is the best one for you? And will it really help you feel better?
We tend to notice mucus only when it’s abnormal and the sticky fluid is expelled from orifices. But actually it’s pretty amazing stuff. Every moment of our lives mucus is protecting our internal organs…
Feeling miserable? Is your nose blocked and your throat sore? If not, it will be sometime this winter, probably at least a couple of times. And then someone will probably say at your low ebb that “you…
With symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, cough, headaches and fever, the common cold can leave you feeling rotten for up to two weeks. As the name suggests, they’re annoyingly common…
Most people who think they have the flu, don’t. And some people who think they have a cold, really have the flu. So what is the difference between a cold and the flu? And does it matter? A cold is a mild…
This winter, most of us will catch a cold. Our kids will probably catch at least two or three. We all know you are supposed to feed a cold and starve a fever. But does it really make any difference if…
Influenza or flu is one of those dustbin words used by the media and by health professionals to cover the myriad causes of a respiratory infection. The only way to be sure is with laboratory testing of…
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Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800), University of Sydney
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Immunology researcher, Monash University
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Enterprise Fellow, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Sciences at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney
