In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who wonders about the no-calorie sweetener acesulfame K.

This case study describes how Vicks Cough Drops doubled growth in India by encouraging casual consumption. Vicks Cough Drops is a sizable business for Vicks in India. It is the market leader in the ...

including some cough drops and vapor rubs. For inhalation 12 drops of the essential oil in 3/4 cup of boiling water three times a day. Vicks VapoRub, commonly used for coughs and colds ...

Soldiering through the winter months is battle of sneezes and sniffles, but here experts explain which supplements provide ...

As the beginning of fall rolls around, talk about preventing the flu abounds. And, when it does, you’ll likely go into full ...

Parents are being urged to check the expiry date of 8 own brand cough medicines from stores including Superdrug, Asda and Morrisons. It's been found that the syrup contains an ingredient that could ...

Fortunately, the key to evicting ants from your home is a handy item conveniently found in your medicine cabinet: Vicks VapoRub. Grabbing Vicks' unmistakable cobalt blue container when suffering from ...

Try a cool humidifier, or you can use cough syrup with guaifenesin and dextromethorphen (Vicks 44, Robitussin DM, Delsym) according to directions. Always clean a thermometer with soap and water before ...

You just go back to class. Look familiar? DXM or Dextromethorphan is the active ingredient in most cough medicines. One in ten teenagers say they have used DXM to get high, making it more popular ...

Here are five other repercussions since the film Sweet Sweet Codeine was aired in May: More than 2.4 million bottles of codeine cough syrup have been recalled from the market in Nigeria by the ...

Certain cough medicines sold behind the counter at pharmacies are being withdrawn over safety concerns. Health experts say there is a very rare chance that some people could experience an allergic ...

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some ...