An increasing number of non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer for a variety of reasons. To better understand this ...

However, as much as 50% of COPD cases in the United States remain undiagnosed. Methods: Report of symptoms, smoking history, and spirometric data were collected from subjects screened for a work ...

One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD but, alarmingly, only half of them ...

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) says nearly three-quarters (72%) of lung cancer cases in the UK are caused by smoking. More than ...

The early COPD symptoms are often missed: Gerald Staton, MD Even people in their 30's and 40's will have the so-called smoker's cough. They think that's normal. They think everybody gets up in the ...

It’s still so intrinsically linked to smoking ... COPD (chronic obstructive airways disease), exposure to naturally-occurring radon gas, or a family history of lung cancer. Some of the symptoms ...

This article addresses the effect of smoking on skeletal muscle. Methods: The vastus lateralis muscle was studied in 14 non-COPD smokers (FEV 1 /FVC, 78 ± 5%) and 20 healthy control subjects (FEV ...

COPD is a chronic respiratory condition that causes airflow obstruction and difficulty breathing. There are several common ...

Typical symptoms associated with underlying lung ... a range of biomarkers in blood and other biofluids in former smokers with COPD versus otherwise healthy former smokers. These include ...

Many people with COPD can control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines ... and about one-third (30%) were still smoking when the study started. These studies compared Dupixent with a ...

and fixed-dose combinations of LABA and ICS are the cornerstones of COPD therapy. LABA and LAMA are used to relieve the symptoms of bronchoconstriction, whereas ICS serve to reduce the airway ...

Immediately linking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma patients who smoke to an appointment at a smoking cessation clinic significantly improved quit rates, a multicenter ...