Years ago, when I first started swapping out store-bought remedies for homemade ones, one of the first things I tried was a natural chest rub. I was feeling under the weather, overwhelmed by all the ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Winter weather and cold temperatures have arrived and it’s a time riddled with congestion and runny noses that coincides with breaking out the Vicks VapoRub for many. VapoRub ...

When Liliana Mendoza was a kid growing up in Mexico, Vicks VapoRub was a go-to treatment in her household for common colds and pain. “My grandma used to use it on our chest, our back, and our nose.