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NEWS ABOUT: cold

cold stories: 10 news summaries

 Winter Likely 
 5-10% Colder 
 for East Coast 

Thank El Niño when those heating bills start rolling in

Oct 5, 09 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 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... More »

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Pacific Ocean • El Nino • cold • winter weather • weather forecaster

FDA: Get Off Smell-Killing Zicam Nasal Spray, Now

Agency received over 130 reports of loss of smell sense

Jun 16, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 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... More »

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medicine • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • drug safety • drug companies • smell • allergy • sense of smell • nasal passages • medication • cold • warning • Zicam • Matrixx

UPDATEd

 Fargo River May 
 Have Already Peaked 


Mar 28, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(AP) - The 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... More »

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Midwest • flooding • North Dakota • freezing temperatures • Fargo • cold

Scientists Map Common Cold's Genome

Makes creating a cure possible, but still
pricey and unlikely

Feb 12, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers 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... More »

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pharmaceutical companies • genome • virus • asthma • common cold • pharmaceutical industry • cold • rhinovirus

At Obama Swearing-In, Watchers Will Swear at Cold

Though temps could be in the 30s, officials warn of long exposure

Jan 16, 09 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - The 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... More »

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Barack Obama • weather • Washington DC • cold • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural parade • hypothermia

 Cold Blast Envelops US 

Arctic air spreads from Montana to New York

Jan 14, 09 10:24 AM CST
(AP) - Arctic 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... More »

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New York • Montana • Minnesota • winter • snow • wind • cold

(AP) - Temperatures 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.   More »

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weather • severe weather • Minnesota • cold

Economy, Science Take Toll on Cold Remedies 

Use of supplements continues steady fall

Dec 29, 08 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans 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%... More »

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FTC • alternative medicine • cough medicine • cold • cold cure • coughing • dietary supplement

Warmer Feelings Flow From Cozy Hands: Scientists

Study suggests holding warm objects inspires more generous emotions

Oct 23, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 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... More »

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health • science • heat • relationship • cold

Solar Lull May Trigger Ice Age

Global warming still dire despite
sluggish sun, study says

Feb 14, 08 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Solar activity, which usually runs in 11-year cycles, has been so sluggish of late that space weathermen are worried we might be entering a mini-ice age. They expected to see sunspot activity pick up about last March, to peak in 2012; if the sun stays this sluggish for another year... More »

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climate change • weather • astronomy • greenhouse gases • global warming • space • sun • magnetic field • cold

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