Smoker’s cough tends to be worse first thing in the morning and gradually improves as the day goes on. Symptoms of smoker’s cough get progressively worse over time, unless the person quits ...

Smokers often develop a chronic cough, commonly known as “smoker’s cough,” which can be a sign of damaged lung tissue. If the cough becomes more frequent or produces blood, it is a clear ...

Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs. But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they ...

ANTHONY Bianco was in his last year of university when he developed a “smoker’s cough”, despite never smoking. He would soon ...

One in five smokers suffer from a persistent smokers' cough and yet the majority do not realise it could be an early warning sign of a devastating lung disease, doctors warned today ...

A hacking cough is the primary symptom of bronchitis, ... smokers, those with other health conditions (like heart, liver, or kidney disease), and people with weakened immune systems.

Smokers and former smokers should be particularly concerned about ... Certain cough symptoms require emergency medical attention regardless of how long you’ve had them or what you think ...

Jill A. Ohar, MD, FCCP; Alireza Sadeghnejad, MD, PhD; Deborah A. Meyers, PhD; James F. Donohue, MD, FCCP; Eugene R. Bleecker, MD, FCCP There was a 17% prevalence of obstruction in subjects who ...

Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against spirometry in the absence of symptoms. However, as much as 50% of COPD cases in the United States remain undiagnosed. Methods ...