Mucus is usually clear when you're not sick. So it can be startling when your boogers are suddenly as yellow as the sun. Though it might give you the ick, your mucus isn't changing colors out of ...

you’ve likely examined your mucus color, from yellow to green, for signs you may be healing. “We are in the midst of one of the most severe flu seasons in the past few decades, and it is ...

A lot of people think yellow or green snot means you need an antibiotic. That is not true. Laura Martin, MD, MPH If it's a viral infection causing the yellow or green snot, yellow in particular is ...

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Further, the Manual of Mom Medicine, Paragraph 6, Article 2, clearly states that yellow snot is your standard basic cold but green snot requires antibiotics. If you’ve ever had a toddler in ...

You're also taking in bacteria, viruses, and dirt. Which get trapped by a layer of sticky snot that lines your nostrils. It's like fly paper for the flu. And as you continue to breathe ...

Your nose is built with a fantastic gooey substance called mucus, and we produce close to a liter of it every day. I'm getting there now. Every breath you take is filled with dust, dirt ...