Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Drinking plenty of fluids can help decrease the thickness of phlegm and make it easier to remove. Bloody, brown, white, yellow, or green phlegm may be a sign of an ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a doctor reveals the important clues about your health that can be found in your snot.

Even if it is kind of gross when you're full of it and wrestling with it, phlegm actually serves a useful purpose: The thick, sludgy substance—made up of mostly water, salt, and antibodies—is designed ...

Ayurveda offers natural solutions for clear airways. Warm turmeric milk, ginger tea, tulsi tea, honey-lemon water, and ...

Barking out a loud cough in the middle of a big meeting or on a quiet train car is enough to make you want to be invisible. But trying to stifle your cough is way worse than dealing with any possible ...

Being sick with a cold or other congestion-causing illness comes with a variety of symptoms, but a particularly annoying one is the buildup of mucus in your nasal passages and throat. In addition to ...

CONGESTIVE catarrh is that thick, clear, green or yellow mucous that comes out of our noses, down our throats and often clogs up our lungs. You might call it mucous, phlegm or simply catarrh! But ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have the worst case of postnasal drip, and it’s driving me crazy. I have a neverending “ahem, ahem, ahem” throat-clearing. Phlegm is constantly in the back of my throat. What can ...

Paul G. Donohue M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have the worst case of postnasal drip, and it's driving me crazy. I have a neverending "ahem, ahem, ahem" throat-clearing. Phlegm is constantly in the back of ...

A medical expert revealed the significance of different nasal mucus colors, which help determine when you should consult a ...