"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 Long-term smokers often ...

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 to ...

World COPD Day 2025 Generally it is believed that COPD is a smoker’s cough but a pulmonologist explains how it is more than ...

Public Health England (PHE) said many smokers are still unaware of the health risks related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The UK's health agency reminds smokers that smoker's cough ...

Rich Popp interrupted our conversation so he could cough, again. “Sorry about that,” he said, reaching for a bottle of water. About 18 hours earlier, the 51-year-old Valparaiso grandfather reached for ...

For most long-term smokers, breaking up with butts is hard to do. But like any toxic relationship, sometimes it's best to sever ties completely and not let the affair drag on long enough to cause even ...

Welcome to our Ask The Cannabist column. Clearly you have questions about marijuana, be it a legal concern, a health curiosity, a Colorado-centric inquiry or something more far-reaching. Check out our ...

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