There's no fearing the cold....

...when you have access to the interweb and this sort of visionary science. The headline of the day:

Scientists say chills could cause colds

Posted at 9:15pm on 15 Nov 2005

British scientists say the common cold may be brought on by being chilly, despite medical orthodoxy that there is no connection between developing the viral infection and a drop in body temperature.

Researchers at Cardiff University's Common Cold Centre paid 90 students to sit for 20 minutes with their bare feet in buckets of cold water.

A few days later 13 of the students reported cold symptoms, such as a runny nose or sore throat.

Centre director Professor Ron Eccles says when dipping feet into cold water, causes a pronounced constriction to the blood vessels in the nose, which aids the virus.

Copyright © 2005 Radio New Zealand

Brilliant! And vindication for those sage mothers that have for years been telling their young boys that spending prolonged periods in icy water will do more than shrink their.....