Choi, a 52-year-old office worker, suffers from colds and gastroenteritis every winter, with slow recovery once infected.

That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...

While 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is often cited as the standard for normal body temperature, adults’ average body temperature may be closer to 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study published Sept ...

Julie Parsonnet’s then-mother-in-law had been feeling ill, but her body temperature did not suggest a fever. It hovered at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, long regarded as the standard for normal, and never ...

When you’re feeling sick and wondering whether to go to work or school, the thermometer often has the final verdict. Most people have been taught a body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal, while ...

New Griffith University researchers set out to evaluate whether ceiling fans reduce core body temperature and physiological strain in bed-resting older adults who had been exposed to prolonged indoor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human body needs to maintain the same internal body temperature or else many vital systems fall apart. Whether you prefer ...