Treatment and Prevention

Understanding Flu Prevention: What You Need to KnowFlu season arrives every year with the potential to disrupt daily life through illness and missed work or school. The [...]

Understanding Cough and Its CausesA cough is a natural reflex that helps clear the throat and airways of irritants, mucus, or foreign particles. It can be triggered by a [...]

Understanding Fatigue: More Than Just Feeling TiredEveryone feels tired now and then, but fatigue is more than ordinary sleepiness. It is a persistent sense of exhaustion [...]

Understanding Gabapentin and Its UsesGabapentin is a medication often prescribed to treat nerve-related conditions such as neuropathic pain, epilepsy, and sometimes anxiety [...]

Understanding RSV and the FluRSV and the flu are both contagious respiratory infections that tend to circulate heavily during the fall and winter months. They can cause [...]

Understanding Cold Medicine Safety During PregnancyPregnancy changes how your body reacts to medications, and some cold remedies that are safe for others might not be safe [...]

Why Am I Coughing Up Phlegm Without Feeling Sick?Coughing up phlegm usually signals that your body is clearing mucus from your respiratory tract. While this often happens [...]

Understanding Cold Symptoms and Treatment GoalsWhen a cold hits, it often brings a mix of symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat, cough, congestion, and sometimes a mild [...]

Understanding a Dry Cough and When to Take ActionCommon Triggers and Environmental Factors Behind Dry CoughA dry cough, unlike a productive cough that brings up mucus, is [...]

Understanding Benzonatate and Its UsesBenzonatate is a non-narcotic cough suppressant prescribed to ease coughing caused by colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, or other respiratory [...]