A system that monitored patients’ coughs while they slept showed promising performance for predicting COPD exacerbations, with a lead time of 4 days or more. A passive cough-monitoring system for ...

Coughing up white mucus can mean you have congestion with a respiratory infection such as bronchitis, or it can be a symptom of long-term health issues like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about 28 million people in the United ...

Besides breathing difficulty, symptoms of COPD include: coughing that produces a lot of mucus from your lungs wheezing tightness in your chest shortness of breath decreased ability to exercise or ...

Chest pain while coughing can be caused by conditions ranging from mild to severe. Relatively manageable conditions include colds and flu, intercostal muscle strain, acute bronchitis, and GERD. Other ...

I quit smoking two months ago with the help of Chantix. However, I seem to cough more now than than when I was smoking. Is this normal for people who have smoked for 20 years? I feel much better ...

While medications are sometimes necessary to treat a cough, natural remedies, including gargling with salt water and eating honey, may also help. A cough is one of the most common reasons people ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , are the fifth-leading cause of ...

An occasional cough helps clear irritants and secretions from your lungs and prevents infection. But if you develop a chronic cough that persists for weeks, you should find out if you have a medical ...

emphysema, and bronchitis affect millions of Americans. Poorly functioning lungs decrease oxygen flow to the rest of your body and compromise stamina, as well as increase the risk of pneumonia, lung ...