There is no scientific proof that putting Vicks VapoRub on your feet will help ease a cough and other cold symptoms. However, there is some evidence that putting Vicks VapoRub on your feet with socks ...

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 ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: You have written that putting Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet can stop a nighttime cough. That’s pure fluff or maybe written as an ad for Vicks. You haven’t bothered to ...

Vicks VapoRub has been around since 1919, when a Spanish flu epidemic solidified its place in American medicine cabinets, but only in relatively recent history have consumers begun using it on their ...

Q: I was struggling with a cough for six weeks, especially at night when I was lying down. After two fruitless visits to urgent care, I finally went to my primary care doctor. He diagnosed walking ...

Q. I have had a hacking cough for more than a week. Consequently, I’ve had no sleep at all and had horrible pains in my chest and sides from the endless cough, cough, cough. I had heard about putting ...

An avid Vicks VapoRub user just found out she’s been applying the ointment improperly. And the consequences of her misuse have the potential to be severe. TikToker Lilli (@kirbysrightfoot) says she’s ...