Living in a warm climate like Florida's doesn't keep us from catching a cold.
Experts say it's what we do when it gets cold out that leads to more people getting sick.
We tend to spend more time indoors, meaning we're in closer proximity to others, rubbing up against surfaces and sneezing indoors, where air may be recycled.
This may be why cold season is more severe in the Northeast as opposed to Los Angeles, for instance. Also, viruses thrive in cold and dry climates. That's why your chance of being sick significantly increases during these months.
Energy drinks dangerous to youngest
Energy drinks can be particularly dangerous for young children.
A recent study found that more than 40 percent of all energy-drink-related calls to poison control centers in the United States were for children under 6.
Many of those children were suffering from serious nervous system and heart symptoms.
"A can or a bottle of an energy drink could have as much as 500 mg of caffeine, which is equal to about 14 cans of soda," said Dr. Jennifer Shu, an Atlanta pediatrician. "So way higher than you'd want a child to have."
Doctors say that in general, it's important to keep kids drinking the basics. Those include water, milk and fruit juice.