"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 ...

Young adults (ages 20 to 44) with normal lung function who later develop chronic cough and phlegm have a fourfold higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The results of ...

The harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke affect your delicate lung tissue, which can lead to serious health conditions over time. Quitting can help reduce your risk or lessen the severity of these ...

So your cold's long gone, but have you now been left with a lingering cough that is keeping everyone awake and annoying colleagues? New US research shows the average time for a cough to last after a ...

If you’ve been thinking about quitting smoking, there’s no time like the present pandemic. With the novel coronavirus sweeping the globe, the science on quitting smoking offers welcome news for ...