It’s not uncommon when you develop a hacking cough from deep down in your lungs to cough up a gel-like substance known as phlegm, or sputum. While you may think nothing of it, simply associating it ...

Mucus, or phlegm, is a thick, slippery substance secreted by glands and cells in your body. It's important to your immune system because it traps microorganisms, dirt, and other particles that shouldn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even if it is kind of gross when you're full of it and wrestling with it, phlegm actually serves a useful purpose: The thick, ...

In 1821, French physician René Laennec wrote, "A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bedroom apparatus." Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his patients' ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Confirming widespread beliefs by doctors and parents alike, the color of phlegm coughed up by people is indeed a good indicator of whether that person has a bacterial ...

Various home remedies can help manage phlegm and mucus, such as drinking plenty of fluids and using a saline nasal spray or rinse. If home remedies do not help, over-the-counter and prescription ...

For beginner runners and seasoned athletes alike, even the shortest and lightest runs can feel difficult when you add in bad weather or allergies that can cause phlegm. Your body may also build up ...

In the later stages of COVID-19, various breathing and positioning exercises, medications, and other home remedies can help clear the mucus or phlegm associated with a productive cough or wet cough. A ...

If you've ever fought a cold or infection in the past, chances are you've had the not-so-pleasant experience of coughing up green phlegm. Along with a runny nose and sore throat, green phlegm is ...

Having a cold or a flu is unpleasant enough without suffering the indignity of phlegm. But those gobs of goo are there for a reason. Struggling through a nasty round of bronchitis with little better ...

Coughing up phlegm or sneezing out green snot is par for the course when you're battling a cold. But revolting as they are, these gooey substances do reveal important clues about your health. Coughing ...

Air pollution has crossed the most dangerous levels in the capital. The situation, which has been declared as 'public health emergency' by Indian Medical Association President KK Aggarwal, is so ...