There are lots of unpleasant things about being sick. Leaking slimy green snot is near the top of my yuck list. I talked about it with my friend Linda Eddy. She’s a nurse for kids. She runs the ...

It’s never any fun feeling under the weather, but when a common cold is paired with excess phlegm, it makes matters even ...

Myth or fact? Snot can be good for you. Producing mucus will help clear your sinuses, help clear your nasal passages. Laura Martin, MD, MPH And the snot and the mucus, they help keep our mucous ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. You can get rid of chest mucus by ...

When a person has black or dark-colored mucus, they may have inhaled potentially harmful pollutants. Coughing up black mucus may also be due to an underlying infection or condition. Mucus serves ...

Whenever the cold and flu season comes along, it is common to hear those around you – at home or at the workplace – struggling with the discomforts of a runny nose, chesty cough, and the ...