Experiencing a nosebleed—also known as epistaxis—hot summer months can be worrying, especially for parents of young children.

Oxymetazoline helps a runny nose by narrowing the blood vessels in the nasal passages. While this type of spray delivers fast and effective relief, it should only be used as a last resort.

The nose’s job might not sound that hard, but consider what it has to do: The air we breathe is maybe 70 degrees Fahrenheit and 35 percent humidity, Smith said.

You might also notice your nose looks red when you are congested—the redness comes in part from these swollen and inflamed blood vessels. Curated by Our Editors A Popular Decongestant Doesn't Work.

Now researchers in Italy have found that in people with microplastic in the plaque clogging their neck arteries, the risk of heart attack, stroke or death was four and a half times higher than in ...