Cough may warn of danger for patients with lung-scarring disease

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis has found that coughing may signal trouble for patients with the lung-scarring disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The study found that patients with the condition who also cough are more likely to develop advanced forms of the disease that may be life threatening.

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