Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Curious about your snot? Plenty of people take a peek at what winds up in their tissue after a good nose blow, but doctors say ...

If you’re blowing your nose regularly, it’s hard not to notice your mucus—and what color it is. So it can also be alarming if you happen to spot yellow, brown, bloody, or green mucus in your used ...

When you’re sick, you’ll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it’s thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm – also called mucus, snot, ...

It’s snot a laughing matter. The color of nasal mucus can help show what state of health a person is in, according to ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Raj Sindwani of the Cleveland Clinic. “If your ...

One of the most common questions I get from younger patients is, “What’s that stuff that forms inside my nose and is ripe for the picking?” Well, let me put everyone in the know — or should I say nose ...

Snot protects us from intruders - trapping bacteria, viruses and dirt trying to get into our body (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour ...

Americans are weathering the worst flu season in years, as a number of other respiratory illnesses circulate too, such as ...

We are all full of mucus, and not only because cold season is upon us. Our bodies produce a fresh liter of slime each day to coat our passages and tracts. Mucus may be gross, but its grossness ...

Curious about your snot? Plenty of people take a peek at what winds up in their tissue after a good nose blow, but doctors say this curiosity can actually give you clues about your health. "Increased ...

To many people, mucus is nothing more than a gross goo, something to be tossed away in a tissue immediately after clearing your throat or blowing your nose. To scientists, it’s nothing short of a ...