“Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also known as COPD, is a group of diseases that block airflow into the lungs making it difficult for a person to breathe. Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis are ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UPI) --Recent advances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease offer patients more hope in easing discomfort from a condition that can cause severe airflow blockage and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe depression heightened a patient’s likelihood for cough, wheezing, exertional dyspnea, asthma and COPD. As ...

When you think about diseases that affect the lungs, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there are likely some ...

One patient could only walk 15 to 20 steps before needing to get back on her oxygen, making it difficult to find motivation to engage in daily activities. Another patient struggled with severe ...

A recent study found that higher temperatures were associated with worse breathing symptoms and low temperatures were associated with symptoms of bronchitis in participants with chronic obstructive ...

COPD symptoms vary depending on the amount of lung damage that has occurred due to inhaled substances, most commonly smoking. Symptoms are usually slow to develop and often don’t appear until there’s ...

If you are a COPD patient you may be at risk of flare-ups in the colder months. Check out the expert-approved tips which reduce the triggers.

Your patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need help not just coping with their condition but also managing it in their workplace. The symptoms of COPD, a lung and airway ...

A Brazilian study involving nearly 900 participants under the age of 40 reinforces the idea that premature lung aging is ...

It seems patient satisfaction is low when it comes to their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment, according to a recent report out from consultancy Phreesia Life Sciences. When ...