It started with a tickle in the back of my throat. Before I knew it, that tickle developed into a big-time cough that sent me to bed for five days and bedeviled me for more than two weeks. I tried ...

Many people reach for Vicks VapoRub to find relief from a nasty cough. When the ointment is rubbed on the chest, the vapors from the eucalyptus oil, camphor, and menthol in the formula enter the nose ...

Vicks VapoRub has been around since 1919, when a Spanish flu epidemic solidified its place in American medicine cabinets, but only in relatively recent history have consumers begun using it on their ...

Q. You have written that putting Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet can stop a nighttime cough. That’s pure fluff or maybe written as an ad for Vicks. You haven’t bothered to provide any ...

Q: I have had what’s known as a neurogenic cough, also known as irritable larynx, for decades. I cough every day when I get up, begin eating or drinking, during or after a meal, when my throat tickles ...

Q: I had been coughing for a week with the flu, and I was so tired because it had kept me awake. Besides, the constant cough made my neck sore. I read on your website about smearing Vicks VapoRub on ...

Q. You have written about using Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet to stop a nighttime cough. When I have trouble falling asleep, I do the same thing. I smear a layer of Vicks on the soles of my ...

If there’s one thing the Internet has proven, it’s that you can say quite literally anything and, at least, one person will take you seriously. We’ve seen more than a few demonstrations of this fact, ...