Many parents slather Vicks VapoRub on their sniffling, coughing kids when they’re sick -- because, by gosh, that’s what their parents did to them. For children under the age of 2, the folksy remedy ...

Even though most of this generation’s parents were raised on Vicks VapoRub, a new study recommends against using it on young children. And while the study didn’t address products such as baby vapor ...

In 1988, an infant of unknown nationality died after ingesting 5ml of camphorated oil. What's False We found no recorded deaths in or outside the United States attributed to topical application of ...

Vicks® VapoRub®, the popular salve used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may be harmful for infants and toddlers. New research appearing in the January issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed ...

In a comparison study of vapor rub, petroleum, or no treatment, the vapor rub proved to be more effective in relieving symptoms of congestion and making it easier for kids and their parents to sleep ...

Every once in a while a story pops up about a devastating, unpredictable accident that gets spun into a cautionary tale — especially if it involves children. Sometimes there is no moral of the story, ...

This advisory that applying Vicks Vaporub (a brand of mentholated topical cream) to the bottom of one's feet at bedtime, then covering those feet with socks, will stop persistent nighttime coughs hit ...