Coconut oil lowers bad cholesterol. Apple cider vinegar melts belly fat. And the list of viral health myths goes on. One familiar entrant into the pantheon of questionable cures: Putting Vicks VapoRub ...

Many people reach for Vicks VapoRub to find relief from a nasty cough. When the ointment is rubbed on the chest, the vapors from the eucalyptus oil, camphor, and menthol in the formula enter the nose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who's used Vicks VapoRub is certainly aware of its unique tingling effects. The cough-suppressing analgesic has been around ...

Vicks VapoRub in its blue jar has been a staple of home medicine chests for more than 100 years. Readers of this column have shared a lot of unique uses for this old-fashioned remedy: nail fungus, ...

Here’s a scary story. A mother in Mexico thinks that her 2-year-old has a cold and puts Vicks VapoRub on his chest and under his nose. She lies down next to him and when she wakes, she finds the child ...

Here’s what to know about how VapoRub can provide relief, who should use caution and who should avoid it altogether.

Lo llaman Bibaporru, Beep Vaporú, El Bic, El Bix, El Vickisito. Y muchos piensan que el pegajoso y apestoso ungüento de mentol es cosa de su gente, a pesar de que se usa en todo el mundo. En la ...

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 ...

The Madras High Court has held that the term “Vapo” is descriptive, generic and publici juris (belonging to the public) and ...

In 1988, an infant of unknown nationality died after ingesting 5ml of camphorated oil. What's False We found no recorded deaths in or outside the United States attributed to topical application of ...

Anyone who's used Vicks VapoRub is certainly aware of its unique tingling effects. The cough-suppressing analgesic has been around for over a hundred years, and in that time, people have claimed that ...