A person will often cough up phlegm when viruses, bacteria, or unwanted — possibly cancerous — cells are present in the lungs. Clear or light-colored mucus often does not indicate a serious ...

Measles is highly contagious virus, can cause seizures, blindness and death, and children under the age of 5 are particularly vulnerable to complications. The virus spreads through the air when an ...

Whooping cough has continued to rise in America, and Oklahoma is no exception. The disease, often referred to as pertussis, has affected 71 Oklahomans since the start of the year. Last year, Oklahoma ...

Don’t be fooled—anything with a PE in the name won't work. Most cough medicines don't work, either But that's not the only cold medicine that probably does little to nothing for your cold.

Maybe you were sick a couple of weeks ago and are better, but the coughing just won’t go away. You may be popping cough drops like it’s your job, or maybe you’ve just accepted that the symptom is your ...

Experiencing a lingering cough and a high fever that appears to last longer than usual? It’s the new strain of the flu virus spreading in Delhi-NCR, leading to a significant rise in flu cases in ...

Kline is talking about whooping cough, also known as pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Babies under ...

A lingering cough can strike for all sorts of reasons, from a run-of-the-mill virus to something more serious – even your age and sex can play a part. A chronic cough is ‘defined as a cough ...