(StatePoint) Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an extremely contagious bacterial infection that can lead to severe, sometimes life-threatening health problems, such as exacerbation of ...

Hearing others coughing and choking is one of the annoying things in life, but learning to listen to your cough can sometimes ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a friend who has had an extremely bad cough, especially when she gets a cold. (It sounds like she is coughing up a lung.) She is a breast cancer survivor and has had this cough ...

Frequent productive cough was experienced by patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with symptom prevalence increasing with higher disease severity, according to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most cases are benign and resolve spontaneously. The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or ...

Children can suffer from seven to 10 respiratory infections and spend up to 140 days with cold-related symptoms during the dreaded cold and flu season, Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a pediatrician at ...

For people who struggle with breathing, the ‘breathe easy’ reminder doesn't seem like a comforting one. Asthma, one of the most common breathing troubles, is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the ...

Coughing and wheezing can leave anyone wondering whether it is asthma or bronchitis at play. Both of these respiratory issues share symptoms but have different roots: one is a chronic condition, ...