If health is wealth then far too many Britons are bankrupt. In the UK, 65.1 per cent of avoidable deaths in 2022 were ...

You typically do not notice phlegm until your body starts to produce too much of it due to an infection. Your airway glands create thicker and stickier mucus to help fight off harmful germs.

Removing mucus from the lungs is an important part of managing certain health conditions, such as bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Too much mucus can block narrowed air ...

Mucus in your baby's stool might be stringy or slimy and look green. See your healthcare provider. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that causes the body to make too much mucus. The mucus most ...

While many people don’t get enough fiber, you could actually get too much, especially if you increase your intake too quickly. See a doctor if you’re experiencing nausea, vomiting, a high ...

When a virus moves from your nose down your respiratory tract, your body tries to defend itself by making more mucus. Sometimes it makes too much, and the cilia on the airways can’t push it out, said ...

Shawn Johnson East started stressing as soon as she found out when her third child was due: smack-dab in the middle of ...

is much larger than most proteins 2. Particles the size of viruses have more difficulty in penetrating mucus for two reasons: first, they are too large to easily penetrate through the mucin mesh ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

During a woman’s menstrual cycle, the quantity and consistency of the cervical mucus changes, becoming optimal around the time of ovulation. If there is too much mucus, or it is too thick, it can stop ...