That makes it thick enough to stay in place on top of cell surfaces ... which beat 10 times a second — “like little oars” — and sweep mucus up to the throat, where it is swallowed and digested. When ...

Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A ...

Dealing with symptoms such as a sore throat, cough and blocked nose can be unpleasant, but a doctor has shared a simple and cheap remedy ...

If thick mucus builds up, it can cause problems like ... For example, allergies are infamous for triggering a tickle in your throat. If you also have sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose, and watery ...

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts of the body, breathing problems, and infection. A three-drug cocktail known ...

Fever can be a symptom of pneumonia, but it is possible to have pneumonia with no fever. Learn more about how it’s diagnosed.

You’ve felt it before—a persistent drip at the back of your throat that lingers like a guest who has overstayed their welcome. The constant tickle and sniffling is caused by mucus that drips down the ...

Pharmacist Raj Patel explains the stages of a common cold, including symptoms, causes, treatments, how to deal with them, and ...

"It soothes and coats a sore throat and can help to improve the symptoms of phlegm and mucus in the throat and lungs," he says. But Dr. Nasseri emphasizes that you don't want to overdo it.

Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky ...

Turning on the heat for the first time this season can bring on cold-like symptoms. Here’s why — and how to avoid it.

That makes it thick enough to stay in place on top ... which beat 10 times a second — “like little oars” — and sweep mucus up to the throat, where it is swallowed and digested.