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 can ...

This study has demonstrated that asymptomatic current cigarette smokers have a significantly diminished cough reflex relative to that of healthy nonsmokers. The inhibition of cough sensitivity due ...

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 ...

"Oh, that's just from smoking." It's easy to dismiss a chronic cough as another problem with cigarettes. But what if it's a sign of the lung disease COPD? Franziska Gabbert/dpa ...

Smoking tobacco and marijuana (pot) has been shown to cause a persistent cough. Coughing is a bodily reflex that offers protection from germs or irritants. It can be concerning when you are ...

Other symptoms of bronchitis include chest pain, breathlessness, a sore throat, a runny nose, and a high temperature, ...

It is commonly known as “smokers’ cough”, because the symptoms include breathlessness and coughing. It’s estimated that approximately three million people in the UK have COPD. Seebri ...

Lung cancer in never-smokers is estimated to be the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. A World Cancer ...