You should see a doctor promptly if your cough is accompanied by fevers, chills, night sweats, coughing up blood, shortness ...

“Mrs V was a 66-year-old woman who had suffered a daily non-productive cough for 20 years” reports Dr Paul Glasziou in the BMJ. It transpired on further questioning that she was also ...

There are two main types of coughs: productive and nonproductive. When a cough is productive, it means that a noticeable amount of phlegm is expelled. This enables the lungs to get rid of harmful ...