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 ...

Smoking introduces chemicals into your throat and lungs. Coughing is your body’s way of clearing these airways, and when it persists for a long time, it is called smoker’s cough. Smoker’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...