"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s no way around it: Coughing up phlegm feels gross, especially if you’re already dealing with other ...

When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. We all produce mucus, even when healthy. Mucus is a ...

Coughing up white mucus can signal an upper respiratory infection or chronic conditions like COPD. Viral infections causing white mucus can't be treated with antibiotics, so rest and drink plenty of ...

A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bed-room apparatus. That’s what French physician René Laennec wrote in 1821. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his ...

When you’re sick you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm – also called mucus, snot, sputum ...