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Increased mucus in the lungs can also lead to infections, such as pneumonia. There are several ways to manage mucus in the lungs, including natural and at-home options like inhaling steam. Controlled ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection and/or inflammation of the air sacs of one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can ...

When trying to find the answer to ‘Why is my horse coughing?’, first you must identify which of the following three categories the cough falls into: Environmental coughs are caused by spores from ...

It can also cause you to cough. If you have an increased amount of mucus, you may cough up white, green, or brownish sputum. The color of sputum can suggest infection, bleeding, or another condition ...

Coughing up thick, green mucus may mean a ... Your body gets rid of white blood cells and bacteria or viruses through your mucus. White blood cells may cause yellow mucus. Green mucus typically ...

As we step into cold and flu season, many of us are reuniting with our old friend mucus. Coughing, sneezing, runny noses, all of it comes with a good ol’ dose of phlegm and wow is it humbling to ...

As we step into cold and flu season, many of us are reuniting with our old friend mucus. Coughing, sneezing, runny noses, all of it comes with a good ol’ dose of phlegm and wow is it humbling to be ...

Phlegm can build up at the back of your throat when you lie down in bed and trigger coughing at night. “The most common cause of this is an upper respiratory tract infection such as colds or flu ...