"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 ...

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 ...

It is commonly known as “smokers’ cough”, because the symptoms include breathlessness and coughing. It’s estimated that approximately three million people in the UK have COPD. Seebri ...

Smoking tobacco and marijuana (pot) has been shown to cause a persistent cough. Coughing is a bodily reflex that offers protection from germs or irritants. It can be concerning when you are ...

Subjects were not receiving any medications known to affect cough reflex sensitivity. The data, including subject age, amount and duration of smoking, and baseline pulmonary function, are provided ...