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 ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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' ...

Home Remedies for Phlegm: Steam, lukewarm water, ginger, turmeric, and other simple home remedies can prove to be very ...

Struggling through a nasty round of bronchitis with little better to do than binge watch Netflix and feel epically sorry for myself, I pondered the ageless cold-and-flu-season question: Phlegm. Why?

The study is the first to analyse the make-up and viscosity of sputum from the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19 in depth. The findings have revealed one characteristic of phlegm that may be “at ...

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 ...

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 ...