November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month. Temple University Health System answers five frequently asked questions about the disease. 1 What is chronic obstructive ...

David Lynch says he can "hardly walk across a room" due to his battle with emphysema. The Twin Peaks director contracted the ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The World Health Organization says chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading ...

November is COPD Awareness Month. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death in the U.S. behind ...

The symptoms of COPD — chronic cough, shortness of breath, wheezing — can easily be mistaken for aging or ignored as ...

Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing ...

Delhi's air pollution has reached severe levels, raising health concerns for those with chronic respiratory diseases like ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major health issue globally, primarily caused by smoking and environmental ...

June 11, 2024 — Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic ...

COPD is caused by noxious particles or gas, most commonly from tobacco smoking, which triggers an abnormal inflammatory response in the lung. The diagnosis of COPD requires lung function tests.

Nowadays, the way pollution has increased in the country, the problem of lung-related diseases has also increased. Due to ...

Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing COPD and establish how the chronic lung disease progresses.