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Asthmatic smokers may be able to undo some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes, according to report of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. T

hey found that exposure to cigarette smoke appears to increase the thickness of the epithelium, or lining, of the airways in the lung.

This may be the underlying cause of the fact that smoking asthma patients experience more asthma symptoms, such as shortness of breath and phlegm production, compared to non-smoking asthma patients.