Dr. Radhika Banka, Consultant, Respiratory Physician at PD Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mahim, told IndiaToday ...

It was the end of GCSEs, and Amy Clark was celebrating with friends when she tumbled off a fence she had been sitting on and ...

Anthony went to the doctor after repeatedly getting a cough and fever, and X-rays showed an unusual reason why ...

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

The most effective treatments for shifting sticky mucus from the airways are simple ones: saline nose sprays and washes, ...

Cough receptor desensitization may explain the lower incidence of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced cough in smokers relative to nonsmokers.14,15 This hypothesis also may explain ...

Smokers and former smokers should be particularly ... infections requiring immediate evaluation and treatment. Certain cough symptoms require emergency medical attention regardless of how long ...

A chronic cough is usually diagnosed by method of exclusion ... Vaping is often marketed as a healthier alternative to smoking or a tool to quit smoking. But it’s not a safe habit—the health effects ...

But each person may have slightly different symptoms. Symptoms may include: Cough, often called a smoker’s cough. Coughing up mucus or sputum (expectoration) Wheezing. Chest discomfort. Shortness of ...

Study objectives: To evaluate cough reflex sensitivity in a population of young, healthy, male cigarette smokers. Design: Cross-sectional comparison. Setting: Academic medical center. Participants ...

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 ...