Even the experts know that phlegm-y coughs are miserable. Case in point: When I called David Cennimo, MD, an infectious disease expert and assistant professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human body has a large surface area that is in contact with the outside world, much of this comes from the body’s largest ...

Healthy phlegm is usually clear and runny, but many different health conditions can change the consistency or color. Phlegm, also called sputum, is mucus produced by your lungs that helps protect your ...

Huff coughing, or huffing, is a breathing technique that helps move mucus out of the lungs. It can clear the lungs and help prevent infection in people with conditions such as chronic obstructive ...

As soon as we have a cough, we start taking any cough syrup or home remedy without knowing its type. In fact, not every cough is the same—it can be a wet or dry cough. The type of cough makes it ...

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It can be hard to decipher when you or your children are suffering from allergies or something more serious. When should you go to the doctor? When should you take medicine, and what should you take?

As a cold ends, a severe mucus cough starts. Sound familiar? Two studies now give explanations: First, crucial mechanisms of the mucus in both diseased and healthy airways; second, what happens in ...

Anyone who has dealt with a lingering cough knows how quickly it can take over daily life. It interrupts conversations, disrupts sleep and makes even simple things like eating or drinking ...

Everyone has a cough from time to time. In fact, coughing can serve a useful purpose by ridding the lungs of irritants or excess mucus. Coughing may also help remove germs from the lungs and prevent ...