GREENSBORO, N.C. — With dry winter air plus cold and flu season in full swing, a humidifier can be essential to better skin, sleep, and overall health. When you turn on the heat in your house, it ...

Dermatologists explain why winter air dries out skin and how humidifiers, smarter moisturizing and gentler routines can help.

Humidifiers can treat a range of winter symptoms, including cracked skin, scratchy throats and nosebleeds — but only if you ...

Dear Jim: I am in the market for a room humidifier, but I do not know which type is best for my home. Can using one really reduce my heating bills even though evaporating water cools? Is using only ...

The humidifier has a top-loading tank that’s easy to refill and clean, programmable settings for both humidity level and run ...

Humidifiers generate a fine mist to add moisture to dry air. In places with cold, dry winters, they’re great for maintaining humidity levels indoors and preventing dry skin, chapped lips, sore throats ...

Humidifiers use one of four evaporation types: steam, evaporation, ultrasonic and impelling. Most modern humidifiers have cool and warm mist settings, each with hard water caveats. Cool mist: Cool ...