Read more cold stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21764/cold.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:34:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71003/winter-likely-5-10-colder-for-east-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pacific warming effect of El Niño could mean an unusually cold winter for the US East Coast, with temperatures as much as 10% below normal. “Historically when you have that El Niño on the weak side, it tends to correlate to colder weather in eastern North America,” one forecaster...http://www.newser.com/story/71003/winter-likely-5-10-colder-for-east-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 19:48:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62031/fda-get-off-smell-killing-zicam-nasal-spray-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Food and Drug Administration is calling on consumers to stop using Zicam nasal treatments because they can permanently kill the sense of smell, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zicam is an over-the-counter cold and allergy medication sold in several forms; customers should reject internasal products that contain zinc. The...http://www.newser.com/story/62031/fda-get-off-smell-killing-zicam-nasal-spray-now.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 12:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54630/fargo-river-may-have-already-peaked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bloated Red River might already have crested lower than initially feared, forecasters said today, welcome news for weary residents and others who had spent days piling sandbags onto dikes against an expected record flood. Despite the downward revision in the forecast, however, North Dakota officials still intensified their efforts...http://www.newser.com/story/54630/fargo-river-may-have-already-peaked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 5:43:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50663/scientists-map-common-colds-genome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have completed a “family tree” for the common cold, paving the way for an eventual cure to one of mankind’s most stubborn ailments, the New York Times reports. Scientists mapped the genomes of the 99 variations of rhinovirus, which causes most colds, and have cataloged the weaknesses of specific...http://www.newser.com/story/50663/scientists-map-common-colds-genome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Feb 2009 16:43:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48162/at-obama-swearing-in-watchers-will-swear-at-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe presidential inauguration is shaping up to be a trying event, what with huge crowds, restrictive security measures, and now, a chilly forecast, USA Today reports. Contingency plans range from the prudent—heated tents for the unwell—to the desperate. Organizers are trying to have "as many tour buses as...http://www.newser.com/story/48162/at-obama-swearing-in-watchers-will-swear-at-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 17:01:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47911/cold-blast-envelops-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArctic air extended its grip on the US today, with below-zero temperatures stretching from Montana to northern New England and frost nipping the Gulf Coast. It was so cold in northern Minnesota—38 below zero at International Falls, with the wind chill during the night estimated at 50 below—that...http://www.newser.com/story/47911/cold-blast-envelops-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 10:24:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47832/38-below-arctic-wave-slams-upper-midwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTemperatures crashed to Arctic levels today as a severe cold wave rolled across the upper Midwest on the heels of yet another snowstorm, closing schools and making most people think twice before going outside. Parts of Minnesota recorded temperatures of 38 below zero, with wind chills of 58 below.http://www.newser.com/story/47832/38-below-arctic-wave-slams-upper-midwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 19:28:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46562/economy-science-take-toll-on-cold-remedies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans looking to save money are increasingly doing without alternative therapies for colds, MSNBC reports. The popularity of supplements like zinc, echinacea, and Vitamin C have waned in recent years, in part due to studies that have questioned their effectiveness. The percentage of Americans using them fell from 9.5%...http://www.newser.com/story/46562/economy-science-take-toll-on-cold-remedies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 14:48:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40739/warmer-feelings-flow-from-cozy-hands-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe temperature of whatever you’re holding may affect your mood, HealthDay reports. Two new studies, published in Science , indicate that holding warm objects tends to make people act more generously and see strangers in a kinder light than those holding something cold. “Simply holding a warm or cold object can...http://www.newser.com/story/40739/warmer-feelings-flow-from-cozy-hands-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 16:34:49 CDT