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Have cold medicine sales declined during the COVID-19 crisis?

Apr 8, 2021
With lockdown measures in place, that meant people were limiting their interactions with others.
Cold, flu and cough medicine sales dropped by more than 27% over the past year.
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Extreme cold is hard on the country's infrastructure

Feb 1, 2019
The extreme cold that gripped a large part of the country this week is beginning to let up, but not without leaving some damage in its wake.
A man takes a picture along the lakefront as temperatures hovered around -20 degrees on January 30, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Men responsible for your office chills

Aug 3, 2015
154 lb., 40-year-old men, to be exact.

For many workers, there's no such thing as a "snow day"

Feb 23, 2015
The pros and cons of asking workers to brave a storm.

Caught the common cold? You have everyone to blame

Oct 27, 2014
News of 'things you're way more likely to catch than Ebola.'