A stuffy head, a sore throat and sneezing fits that could leave you with a migraine: according to some surveys, about 20 percent of Americans report experiencing symptoms like these at the same time every year. That would suggest they are due to an allergy, not a cold.
A Dying Breed? As the birthrate in European countries drops well below the "replacement rate" — that is, an average of 2.1 children born to every woman — the declining population will first be felt in the playgrounds.