Smoking, whether it is cigarettes, cigars or a pipe, is strongly linked to developing health conditions such as heart disease and lung cancer. Besides these serious diseases, smoking may also be the cause of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). This condition causes inflammation and damages the very small air sacs (alveoli) in the lung tissue and will usually cause some form of...

The bronchi make the connections between the lungs and the windpipe. They are lining of your bronchial tubes and allow air to flow into your body. These bronchi can get infected, or inflamed making it harder fro air to travel to the lungs. This condition is called bronchitis. Apart form making it very difficult to breath, the inflammation of the bronchi can also cause mucus in the airways, or...

When a physician uses the term "chronic", he often means persistent suffering on a long-term basis from a certain disease. One of these can be chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is the swelling of the airways. These bronchial tubes allow air to pass through. When irritation occurs, a formation of thick mucus will begin. These tubes will then be blocked by the mucus, being it harder to...

Bronchitis is a health disorder of the lungs. This specifically refers to the swelling of the mucous membranes that lie in the bronchial tree deep within the lung passages. This condition can either be acute or chronic: Acute bronchitis is generally caused by viral or bacterial infection, and may also be brought about by irritation from environmental pollution like fumes, acids, solvents, or...