COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the co-occurrence of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs, causing shortness of breath (dyspnea). In contrast to asthma, this limitation is poorly reversible and usually gets progressively worse over time.

COPD Stories

Science Can Predict Your Odds Of Developing COPD

Smoking puts you more at risk for developing a deadly lung disease, but your genes also play a huge role.
Shortness Of Breath Could Be A Warning Sign Of Disease

Breathlessness could be more serious than you think. What the symptoms may mean.
Graphic Pictures On Cigarette Packs Would Reduce Death Rate

A new study estimates that pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging in the US would improve overall health of both adults and infants.
Can You Get COPD If You're A Non Smoker?

You don't have to be a smoker to develop COPD; this November take time to familiarize yourself with the early signs and symptoms of this condition.
Why Former Smokers Need Their Own Lung Medication

New study finds cigarette smoke hampers the efficacy of certain lung medications.
Rescue Inhaler Saves Asthma Patients' Lives...If They Know How To Use It

The teach-to-goal method improves asthma and COPD patients' use of rescue inhalers, finds a new study.
Even In Middle-Age, Kids Pay For Their Mom’s Smoking Habit

Children whose mothers smoke have an increased likelihood of developing COPD in adulthood: study.
New Device Improves Exercise Capacity Among Emphysema Patients

Emphysema patients can improve their exercise capacity in six months with this minimally invasive intervention.
Pesticides Harm Children’s Lungs As Much As Cigarette Smoke

Young children are growing up with lung damage from one family of pesticides that can be as harmful as cigarette smoke.
People Aren't Dying The Way They Used To

A decreasing trend in age-standardized death rates occurred for heart disease, cancer, stroke, unintentional injuries, and diabetes between 1969 and 2013 in the U.S.
GlaxoSmithKline Lung Drug Fails To Extend Life In Huge Study

GlaxoSmithKline's inhaled medicine Breo failed to prolong life in patients with chronic respiratory disease in a high-stakes clinical trial of 16,500 people, torpedoing hopes of a sales boost for the drug.
A Cure For Asthma Could Be Five Years Away

Researchers in the UK have found the root cause of asthma and believe that reversing it may hold the key to curing the condition.

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Diesel Fume Inhalation Impairs Brain Function: Scientists

Obesity Found To Cause Alzheimer’s-Like Condition; Weight Loss Reduces Risk

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Green Mediterranean Diet: Why It’s Healthier Than The OG Mediterranean Diet

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COPD

Science Can Predict Your Odds Of Developing COPD

Shortness Of Breath Could Be A Warning Sign Of Disease

Graphic Pictures On Cigarette Packs Would Reduce Death Rate

Can You Get COPD If You're A Non Smoker?

Why Former Smokers Need Their Own Lung Medication

Rescue Inhaler Saves Asthma Patients' Lives...If They Know How To Use It

Even In Middle-Age, Kids Pay For Their Mom’s Smoking Habit

New Device Improves Exercise Capacity Among Emphysema Patients

Pesticides Harm Children’s Lungs As Much As Cigarette Smoke

People Aren't Dying The Way They Used To

GlaxoSmithKline Lung Drug Fails To Extend Life In Huge Study

A Cure For Asthma Could Be Five Years Away

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