Jassey, DOCoughing up thick, green mucus may mean a bacterial or, less often, viral infection, but that's not always true.

As we step into cold and flu season, many of us are reuniting with our old friend mucus. Coughing, sneezing, runny noses, all ...

Coughing is enough of a nuisance when it doesn't impact your sleep, so it's arguably even more frustrating when you can't ...

The result is a stuffy nose, phlegmy throat or blocked airway. The feeling of built-up mucus can trigger a cough, which forces it out. Advertising In certain chronic diseases of the airways, like ...

A cough of over three weeks containing mucus should prompt you to pay a visit to your doctor. The NHS lists the following ...

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

For instance, “with lung infections, lying down helps the cilia [little ‘hairs’ in our lungs] to more effectively move mucus out of the lungs, and the cough reflex is our body's attempt to ...

As many Brits are falling ill with seasonal illnesses a doctor revealed how to tell what is causing your cough ...

A "wet" or "moist" cough, also called a productive cough, describes a cough where mucus or phlegm is produced or heard. Treatments for a wet cough can depend on the cause, which may include the ...

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 ...

The health expert has also issued advice on when you should see your GP if you have a cough that won't go away ...