Coconut oil lowers bad cholesterol. Apple cider vinegar melts belly fat. And the list of viral health myths goes on. One familiar entrant into the pantheon of questionable cures: Putting Vicks VapoRub ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Molina Ortiz, MD Key Takeaways Vicks VapoRub can improve cracked heels and treat toenail fungus when applied to feet.There is no scientific proof that Vicks VapoRub on ...

It started with a tickle in the back of my throat. Before I knew it, that tickle developed into a big-time cough that sent me to bed for five days and bedeviled me for more than two weeks. I tried ...

Q: I have had what’s known as a neurogenic cough, also known as irritable larynx, for decades. I cough every day when I get up, begin eating or drinking, during or after a meal, when my throat tickles ...

Q. I tried putting Vicks VapoRub on the soles of my feet to calm a cough last night. It did absolutely nothing for me. If anything, my cough got worse. My feet felt like they were on fire, and the ...

Q: I had been coughing for a week with the flu, and I was so tired because it had kept me awake. Besides, the constant cough made my neck sore. I read on your website about smearing Vicks VapoRub on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vicks VapoRub has been around since 1919, when a Spanish flu epidemic solidified its place in American medicine cabinets, but only ...

If there’s one thing the Internet has proven, it’s that you can say quite literally anything and, at least, one person will take you seriously. We’ve seen more than a few demonstrations of this fact, ...

Q: I had a pretty mild cold about a week ago that turned into a nasty cough. The sore throat, sneezing and congestion disappeared within three days, but this darn cough won’t let go. It keeps waking ...

Q. You have written about using Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet to stop a nighttime cough. When I have trouble falling asleep, I do the same thing. I smear a layer of Vicks on the soles of my ...

Q: I tried putting Vicks VapoRub on the soles of my feet to calm a cough last night. It did absolutely nothing for me. If anything, my cough got worse. My feet felt like they were on fire, and the ...