Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse
Friday, July 25, 2008 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also identified the mechanism by which viruses and cigarette smoke interact to increase lung inflammation and damage...
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