North Carolina doctors are warning parents not to rub Vicks VapoRub cream or ointment on toddlers or babies, after a young girl wound up in the emergency room with serious breathing problems. The ...

Vicks VapoRub, the menthol salve used to soothe generations of congested kids, may actually make some little ones worse, a new study suggests. The strong-smelling ointment often dabbed under noses or ...

Vicks VapoRub ointment, the menthol compound created in Greensboro 118 years ago, has been used by millions of parents to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion in their small children. Now a study ...

"A recent article in CHEST® describes animal studies prompted by a single case report. The animal findings are of unknown human clinical relevance. The safety and efficacy of Vicks VapoRub has been ...

Flu season is in full swing, and one woman has just realized that she has been using Vicks VapoRub wrong for over two decades. A clip by Iveth Resendiz, 25, from San Francisco Bay Area, California, ...

This advisory that applying Vicks Vaporub (a brand of mentholated topical cream) to the bottom of one's feet at bedtime, then covering those feet with socks, will stop persistent nighttime coughs hit ...

Vicks VapoRub can’t cure an ear infection, and it shouldn’t be used in children’s ears for this purpose. Vicks VapoRub has been a household staple since it was introduced to the American public in ...

Q. 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 provide any ...

While putting Vicks VapoRub on your feel cannot cure cold symptoms, using it as intended may help you feel better. Vicks VapoRub is an ointment that you can use on your skin. The manufacturer ...