"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 ...

The researchers compared CT images of cannabis smokers to heavy cigarette smokers and nonsmokers of the same age and gender. They found that emphysema was more common in cannabis smokers than in ...

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Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows. People with a history of smoking who adopted a plant-based diet ...

Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, chest physician and professor of medicine, University of Kiel, discusses the potential of tailored treatment strategies and the importance of smoking cessation. It is important ...

Smoking is a main risk factor for emphysema because the toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke weaken the lungs’ defenses and destroy air sacs. Exposure to air pollution, including ozone and particles ...

Smoking marijuana is not associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a newly released study. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles examined ...

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch said he uses a supplemental oxygen tank now because of emphysema caused by decades of smoking. The “Blue Velvet” director revealed in August he was suffering from ...

No causal association with psychiatric disorders was observed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without a smoking history, while ever ...

Famed filmmaker David Lynch is an unapologetic lifelong smoker. He enjoys everything about his habit — the smell, the taste, the ritual. But as he revealed to the world last month, unfortunately he is ...