Cold 'only a fingertip away'
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Many everyday objects touched by dirty hands are harbouring and spreading the common cold virus, say scientists.
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The target keeps getting smaller, so take a shot while you still can.
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&quot;This too shall pass.&quot; This biblical line is a familiar one to skiers and riders. The whims of autumnal weather allowed ski areas to get out the snow guns when the window of cold opened, but also shut the window with balmy temperatures like on Thanksgiving day.
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For hockey fans, this winter might just be the coldest, longest yet. As expected, no agreement has been reached between National Hockey League owners and players, and at midnight last night a decade-old collective bargaining agreement expired with no new deal in sight and the upcoming season on the brink of nonexistence.
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Cold weather snaps can trigger heart  attacks, particularly in people suffering from high blood  pressure, researchers said on Monday.
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(HealthDayNews) -- If you catch a cold or get the flu this winter, be very careful if you take more than one medication to ease your symptoms.
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Mild weather was expected to linger in  most of the United States until at least early January,  continuing a prolonged spell of balmy conditions that has cut  deeply into heating demand, government and private forecasters  said on Tuesday.
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Met Office predicts snow but dismisses rival forecaster's reports of temperature drop to -17C
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An article last Thursday about cold-weather exercise misstated the accomplishment of Lewis Gordon Pugh last July while swimming near the North Pole. He completed a kilometer in just under 19 minutes, not a mile.
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The first mouse to catch a cold has given British scientists fresh hope that they could finally find a cure for coughs and sneezes, as well as more serious conditions like asthma, they said Monday.
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(National-NBC) Dec. 8, 2004 - A new test monitors blood cells in the fingertip to help doctors detect the earliest stages of heart disease.
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Are we really heading for an ice-free Arctic? More than 50,000 researchers hope to find an answer during a massive study of how global warming and other phenomena are changing the coldest parts of the Earth &#151; and what that means for the rest of it.
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CHRISTMAS IN THE DESERT: There is no snow, though it hailed briefly in parts of Iraq last week and the temperature has dipped below freezing in recent days.
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Whenever the University of New Hampshire menâs hockey team practices, heâs the best player on the ice. In fact, he stands out like a 70-degree day in December.
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Unprecedented balmy temperatures at the start of Austria's winter have melted away a towering Christmas tree of ice a week after it went on display.Comment
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&quot;Be careful,&quot; she advised. &quot;Whenever you point one finger at somebody else, you&#39;ll have the rest of your fingers pointing back at you!
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Start with layering: an extra pair of socks and two long-sleeve T-shirts. Keep the hands warm, always. Oh, and pretend as if the elements do not matter.