Years ago, when I first started swapping out store-bought remedies for homemade ones, one of the first things I tried was a ...

In an era of children’s cold-medicine shortages, it is interesting to recall the old days. Before miracle drugs and tastier fruit-flavored medications, mountain folks relied on home remedies. Those of ...

Dear People's Pharmacy: I've read in your column about Vicks VapoRub and the dangers of placing it in the nostrils. We've had a series of colds in our household, and I'd like to treat them without ...

For generations, Vicks has been more than a remedy; it's been a rite of care, quietly passed down from hand to hand, heart to ...

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 ...