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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

To eliminate mucus using salt, Dr Berg recommends dissolving a teaspoon of sea salt (not table salt) in a glass of water. Then, gargle the salt water. "This exposes the mouth and throat to salt ...

Wisconsin is experiencing a rise in whooping cough cases. As of October 28, 2024, there have been 1,289 confirmed cases, ...

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

Symptoms of URIs include cough, sore throat, runny nose ... It affects the cells that produce mucus, causing mucus to be abnormally thick and sticky. This thick mucus clogs airways and ducts ...

The dry air produced by heating systems can irritate your nasal passages and throat ... “The mucus that normally should be gooey and thick and can trap infection gets drier.