Cold air can irritate the airways that carry air into the lungs, potentially causing symptoms like coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing.

After a long, hot summer, colder air may feel nice, especially when you're exercising outdoors. But the colder it gets, the more of a bite it can bring when you breathe. When you feel that cold air ...

Madison, Wis. — Breathing in cold air carries health risks, but it's unlikely to be from pollution, according to University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center Director Brad Pierce.

There is nothing like the shock when the first blast of cold hits the skin on a frigid winter day. Then the cold climbs in with an inhale of breath, sending chills down the spine. The cold air seems ...

Cold weather reduces humidity, which can exacerbate breathing difficulties, especially for those with asthma, and adding ...

That intense burning sensation you sometimes feel during a cold run isn’t actually caused by freezing air, but by dry air. When you breathe in, your nasal cavity and windpipe instantly get to work to ...

Winter’s dry air can create a variety of breathing difficulties for the approximately 4.6 million children with asthma or other respiratory conditions in the United States. To keep the littlest lungs ...

It isn't just the flu and common cold that are more prevalent during winter. (Getty Images) If you suffer from chronic joint pain or inflammation of the joints, winter can make matters worse as the ...

FAIRBANKS -- Imagine a shallow lake north of Hughes, in the cold heart of Alaska. In frigid, sluggish water, dim blue light penetrates two feet of ice. The ice has a quarter-size hole, maintained by a ...

Learn how cold weather weakens livestock immunity and discover proven strategies to prevent deadly pneumonia in your herd.