Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "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 ...

Jaymie Knox had never smoked a cigarette. She kickboxed regularly. Still, she got stage 4 lung cancer. And she's not alone.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Poor lung function trajectories were found among those with chronic productive cough and those with intermittent ...

Common symptoms like shortness of breath or a lingering cough may seem harmless, but when they persist, they could point to ...

In the spring, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may develop a common acute respiratory viral infection (ARVI) into a serious exacerbation. On April 20, Sergey Avdeev, MD, ...

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. 57 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE HARRIS HAS BOTH ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, OR COPD. I STARTED SMOKING AROUND THE AGE OF 14 OR. 15. AND I COMPLETELY STOPPED MAYBE ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes chronic bronchitis? Is there a cure? Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of the tubes that carry air to and from the lungs (bronchial tubes). Symptoms include ...

In severe cases, chronic coughing can also be accompanied by vomiting, lightheadedness, headaches, loss of bladder control, or fractured ribs. A chronic cough is usually diagnosed by method of ...

About 4% to 10% of the adult population experiences chronic cough — a cough lasting eight weeks or more, or at least four weeks for children. A chronic cough doesn't call for immediate medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coughs are common during every winter virus season. But this year it seems like more people than usual are complaining about a ...