Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

“Patients with mild-to-moderate COPD who have low exercise tolerance are likely to experience poor respiratory health outcomes,” the investigators concluded. “Exercise tolerance may be considered one ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...