When I first heard about the Vicks VapoRub trick for stopping a child’s cough, I thought it must just be an old wives’ tale. Something as simple as rubbing some Vicks on your kid’s feet and then ...

Vicks VapoRub may help relieve cough and soothe sore muscles. Some anecdotal uses include relieving headaches, getting rid of acne, and repelling mosquitos, but no research supports these. Vicks ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vicks manufactures two steam inhalers that can help relieve the symptoms of sinusitis, which is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. These devices are lightweight, and people can adjust how much ...

A frugal grandmother has found good company on Twitter, where many users say they feel just as comfortable as she does using a decades-old jar of Vicks VapoRub on their bodies, despite an expiration ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vicks®, the trusted makers of NyQuil™ and DayQuil™, announced today the introduction of new QlearQuil™, a family of over-the-counter medications for the occasional allergy ...

If you’re a person of a certain age or grew up a particular way, the phrase “put some Vicks on it” will feel quite familiar. Vicks, the company that produces the VapoRub and other related products, ...

Applying Vicks VapoRub to the throat and chest can help with symptoms such as a blocked nose. Applying Vicks on the feet, however, is unlikely to have any effect on cold symptoms. It is possible to ...