As a grown-up, you're most likely to catch a cold if you have kids or grandkids under the age of 5. Young children are magnets for colds because their immune systems haven't fully matured and because they haven't been sick often enough to build their defences against the 200 known cold-causing viruses. They pass their colds to their parents and grandparents, who can't resist snuggling up to...

This is the time of year when we start seeing an increase in upper respiratory infections (URIs). School is in, kids are gathered together in classrooms, and germs get passed among them via sneezing, coughing, and lack of hand washing. And it doesn't take long for those germs to find their way into your household! By the time you come to see me, you're feeling miserable - your head is stuffed...

Sinuses are hollow pockets of air located on either side of the nose, behind and in-between the eyes, and in the forehead. The sinuses produce mucus that cleans and moistens the membranes of the nose and throat. When the sinuses become blocked and filled with fluid, bacteria can grow there and cause infection (sinusitis). Sinusitis is another name for a sinus infection, a common disorder....

It is a common know fact that we are living in a fast changing world. What used to be the norm in the past is not going to hold in the future. As it pertains to our health we are in the same boat. I'm convinced that certain maladies such as sinus infection are only going to increase and as such it is important that we recognize sinus infection symptoms and look at the alternatives out there to...