"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 ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Smoking can lead to brown mucus due to tar build-up in the lungs. Inhaling pollutants and toxins can cause brown mucus. Lung infections from bacteria and ...

It doesn't matter how long you've been smoking, quitting is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, say experts I’ve been an off and on smoker since I first pinched one of my dad’s ...

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage ...

The term smoker's cough often suggests mere hoarseness and a scratchy throat. This also refers to a persistent tickle and irritation inside one's lungs. However, doctors caution that such a chronic ...

After your final cigarette, your lungs start working to clean themselves. Some habits, like exercise and avoiding pollutants, may help support your lung health. If you’ve recently quit smoking, you’ve ...

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 ...

YOU’RE PROBABLY HEARING MORE COUGHING THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT WHEN IS A COUGH CONCERNING? WELL, DOCTOR ALBERT POLITO FROM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION. GOOD MORNING. SO WE’RE ...

Everyone has a cough from time to time. In fact, coughing can serve a useful purpose by ridding the lungs of irritants or excess mucus. Coughing may also help remove germs from the lungs and prevent ...