With cold and flu season in full swing, odds are you'll find yourself reaching for a medicine to relieve a stuffy nose. But what actually works? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

A decongestant is a medication that helps ease nasal congestion, which happens when something irritates the lining of your nose. This can result from a cold, the flu, or allergies, for example. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most ...

Currently, oral phenylephrine is widely used as a nasal decongestant active ingredient. (Image Credits: Pixabay) The U.S. Food and D rug Administration (USFDA) on Friday announced that it is proposing ...

When pseudoephedrine moved "behind-the-counter" nearly 20 years ago, it left oral phenylephrine (with brands including Sudafed PE and Suphedrine PE) as the only nasal decongestant available without ...

There’s something universally frustrating about waking up with a stuffy nose. After all, congestion can derail your day in countless ways – making it harder to concentrate at work, sleep soundly or ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent out a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine which is commonly used in cold and cough syrups. REUTERS The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed to ...

WASHINGTON — Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, ...

The Food and Drug Administration proposed ending the use of a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications because it doesn't actually relieve nasal congestion. The ...

HEALTH chiefs today sounded the alarm over decongestant nasal sprays amid fears Brits are unknowingly becoming addicted to them, causing irreversible damage to their airways. The popular sprays, ...