Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ... be effective in helping patients improve their breathing capacity and overall fitness. These programs often include education, exercise, and ...

Background The natural history and time course of the onset of exacerbation events of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is incompletely understood. Methods A prospective cohort of 212 ...

The earlier you start treatment, the better your prognosis. COPD is often asymptomatic until significant damage to the lungs has occurred. When symptoms do start to appear, shortness of breath is ...

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is needed to improve holistic patient care, according to a new editorial.

Now, doctors combine the results of a lung function test with subjective measures of symptom severity to determine a patient’s stage of COPD. Quitting smoking and avoiding secondhand smoke after ...

Fasenra, already approved for severe asthma, builds on this progress with its ability to address eosinophilic inflammation, a key driver in a subset of COPD patients. “Fasenra offers a more ...

You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...

Introduction While associations between ambient air pollution and respiratory health in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are well studied, little is known about individuals’ ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Red sage, or Salvia miltiorrhiza, has been found to protect the lining of blood vessels when oxygen is low or temporarily halted. One study performed on 30 patients with COPD and pulmonary ...