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 ...

During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have symptoms of both, your doctor may call it asthma-COPD overlap. If you’ve been diagnosed with COPD, you might be wondering what ...

This breathing test can detect COPD in its earliest stage ... In this stage, your symptoms are most likely to be very mild. Your FEV1 falls between 50% and 79% of the predicted normal values ...

Diane Kay, COPD Patient I was diagnosed with alpha 1 in '99 but I had symptoms for years and being a flight attendant I had a difficult time keeping up with the rest of the crews. Narrator ...

including lung infections or worsening of chronic respiratory conditions like asthma or COPD. Symptoms HMPV symptoms can range from mild to severe and typically include: How It Spreads The virus ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of ...

“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 ...

In many cases, COPD is preventable. Here we discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment of COPD. What causes COPD? The most common cause of COPD is tobacco smoke, according to Laren Tan ...

Walking, or atypical, pneumonia, is a mild form of pneumonia that often resembles a cold. You may not have a high fever and ...

Even in people with mild COPD, symptoms such as breathlessness are often apparent and are generally associated with exercise intolerance and restriction of physical activity. However, those who ...