Your snot provides crucial insights into your health, acting as an early warning system. Clear mucus indicates healthy sinuses, while yellow or green often signals infection. Red or pink suggests ...
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 ...
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 ...
Robert A. Stockley, MD, DSc; Christine O'Brien, MRCP; Anita Pye, PhD; and Susan L. Hill, PhD, From the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine ...
As the icy weather approaches, many start coughing and spluttering while they battle winter colds and flu. Although for most coughing up mucus is part of the cold season, coloured phlegm can be a sign ...