Phlegm might seem like an everyday nuisance, but it can serve as a critical indicator of your body’s respiratory and systemic ...

Unlike normal cough, tuberculosis is usually accompanied by typical symptoms such as fever, shivering, night sweats, loss of ...

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But there’s probably a good reason you have that cough — and it can tell you a lot about what’s going on in your body.

According to the latest data from the Kansas Department of Health, so far this year there have been a total of 9 active tuberculosis cases and 48 latent cases in the state.

The texture plays a role in fertility (the chance of conceiving). During menstruation (period bleeding), cervical mucus is unnoticeable due to menstrual blood. After menstruation, cervical mucus is ...

This type of infection can cause bleeding in the airways, and this blood makes the mucus and phlegm appear dark or black. According to the American Cancer Society, there were about 234,580 new ...

This cold and flu season, you may be looking for clues you're getting better anywhere you can find them, even in the color of your snot.

Sometimes, coughing can be a sign of heart failure. If you have a cardiac cough, you may cough up white mucus or mucus that is pink or blood-tinged. This type of cough doesn't resolve with time. Heart ...

This can cause your phlegm to contain traces of blood. Repeatedly coughing up phlegm often brings small amounts of blood into the mouth and onto the taste buds, leading to a distinct metallic ...