Another chronic disease to watch for is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which affects the lungs and makes it ...

For individuals with chronic lung conditions, the winter season and the current cold snap poses significant challenges. We ...

You should see your doctor for a cough that doesn’t improve after eight weeks, as it could be a symptom of an undiagnosed lung disease or other health conditions, Rizzo said. Chronic cough may be ...

Every cough tells a story about your health ... potentially indicating lingering infections or developing chronic conditions. Chronic coughs lasting beyond eight weeks signal potential underlying ...

A lot of different things can cause a cough. But coughs are usually broken down into two main categories: acute and chronic. Acute coughs are ones that come on suddenly, usually due to an illness.

That hasn't been the case for a while – in fact, the brick-building company makes plenty of sets for adults. Over the past five years, LEGO's definition of what it means to be an "adult" set has ...

Because of the severe coughing, adults who develop whooping cough are at risk of bruised or cracked ribs, abdominal hernias and broken blood vessels in the eyes. Complications can be much worse ...

Cardiovascular health (CVH) assessment may have important benefits for adults with chronic diseases to prevent incident cardiovascular disease and additional chronic conditions. Few studies have ...

Vaccination is the best way to protect against whooping cough, the CDC says; the agency recommends that children get the DTaP vaccine and adolescents and adults get the TDaP vaccine. But ...

Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States ... The DTaP for young children and the Tdap for teenagers and adults. The DTaP vaccine is administered as a series of five shots to infants ...

Bronchitis happens when the airways in your lungs become inflamed, causing you to cough. It may be acute or chronic. If it is acute, it will go away within days or weeks. If it's chronic ...

Older adults with multiple chronic conditions may face a high risk of kidney function decline, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. In the study ...