Smoking introduces chemicals into your throat and lungs. Coughing is your body’s way of clearing these airways, and when it persists for a long time, it is called smoker’s cough. Smoker’s cough tends ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lung disease is a silent and often deadly threat that lurks in the lives of smokers. For many, smoking is a habit formed over years, becoming a part of their daily routine. However, the consequences ...

People are hearing more coughing this time of year. So, how do we know when a cough is concerning? Dr. Albert Polito, the director of the Lung Center at the Mercy Medical Center, explained the signs ...

Thanks to a glitch in the system, older smokers may be paying less than usual for their health insurance. Smokers hoping to take advantage of President Obama’s new healthcare legislation may see lower ...

Easily recognizable respiratory symptoms such as coughing and wheezing can predict mortality in older people, with life expectancy differing by smoking status, reported researchers from Monash ...

People who smoke often develop a cough. Smoking causes a cough as the body is clearing out the chemicals that enter the airways and lungs through tobacco use. If the cough is persistent, lasting for ...

Twenty healthy, asymptomatic, male, current-smokers were recruited for the study, which was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Albert Einstein Hospital/Montefiore Medical Center. The amount ...