In 1821, French physician René Laennec wrote, "A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bedroom apparatus." Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his patients' ...

Being sick with a cold or other congestion-causing illness comes with a variety of symptoms, but a particularly annoying one is the buildup of mucus in your nasal passages and throat. In addition to ...

Anyone who’s participated in an endurance event knows that when things get sweaty, spit flies—clearing the saliva that builds up during a run is very common. So common that you probably never gave a ...