Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes, according to research out of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The research is published in the December 15 issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "We found that exposure to cigarette smoke appears to increase the thickness of the epithelium, or lining, of the airways in the lung...
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