Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Extra mucus in your throat and chest is a common ...

When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. We all produce mucus, even when healthy. Mucus is a ...

Being sick blows. Not only are you struggling to breathe, but you also have to worry about snot dripping down your nose. Even when you grab a tissue, there's always that morbid curiousity to look down ...