Post-nasal drip occurs when excess mucus accumulates in the back of the throat or nose, primarily due to allergies, infections, or irritants. Symptoms include throat clearing and coughing.

There is a long-standing belief that drinking milk when you’re sick can worsen cold symptoms and increase mucus production. However, research suggests that this belief is more related to ...

Some of the early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an ongoing cough, increased mucus, and fatigue. Recognizing these symptoms is important to know whether you need to see ...

A cough is a reflex action that clears your airway of irritants and mucus. There are two types of cough: productive and nonproductive. A productive cough produces phlegm or mucus, clearing it from ...

Coughing is your body’s natural way of cleaning irritants from your throat and airway, including phlegm, germs and allergens. When you cough up phlegm, it’s called a productive/wet cough. A dry cough ...

The family of a man who was crushed to death in a freak accident fear they may never find out what caused the pop-up urinal he was working on to drop suddenly. Maintenance engineer Kevin Holding ...

Bloody show is a normal sign that your body is preparing for labor. It’s a discharge of blood and mucus from your vagina. It indicates that your cervix is starting to open. Bloody show looks ...

Saline solution. A saltwater solution applied inside your nostril (a process called nasal irrigation) can break up hardened mucus and keep your nasal passages moist. While it may not work quickly ...

Then, comes the aria – a solo performance of gurgling phlegm and sputtering coughs (it can be pretty drawn out on some mornings). The lung-busting hacking feverishly crescendos until it hits a ...

If your child develops a possible complication of the flu, then call your doctor. See the "What to Do" section. The nasal mucus and discharge is washing germs out of the nose and sinuses. Blowing the ...