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When you're sick, your body works harder to fight infection and that can put extra strain on your heart. Even common illnesses can affect your heart rate,...

Mucus buildup can make your chest or throat feel heavy, tight or hard to clear. When you try to cough it up, it may trigger gagging or even vomiting. The...

You’ve had a cough for weeks and it’s starting to wear on you. Maybe it comes in sudden coughing fits, hits hardest at night or leaves you gagging or vomiting....

Reye’s syndrome is a rare but serious condition that can affect children and teenagers, especially after a viral illness like the flu or chickenpox.  Although...

If you’ve ever felt a small lump in your neck when you had a cold, it was probably a swollen lymph node. Lymph node swelling may feel alarming. But in...

If you have a cough, there’s a good chance that a common cold or some other type of respiratory infection caused it. These coughs may linger after your...

Seeing blood when you cough or spit can be scary. Even a little blood can make your heart beat fast and make you think of the worst.  Coughing or spitting...

Viruses like the flu or COVID-19 can take a toll on your body. Even after your fever is gone and most of the sniffles have cleared, you might notice something...

You’ve finally stopped shivering. Your head isn’t pounding anymore. And for the first time in days, you can smell your morning coffee again. After battling...

If you start having symptoms of the flu like fever, chills, cough, sore throat or headache, you might think you should just rest and wait it out.  But...