Australian researchers have discovered that multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs. The study, to be published ...

Multiple chemicals in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of lung immune cell. Cigarette ...

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 ...

Smoking-related lung diseases, such as asthma, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are major causes of mortality and morbidity; however, details of their pathogenesis and ...

The smoking rates have dropped among men but are rising in women, increasing the risks of cancer among young female smokers, ...

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 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lower respiratory diseases are among leading causes of U.S. deaths per ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that you either develop from external factors or inherit, and it lasts throughout your life. Two conditions cause COPD: chronic ...

Globally, COPD is also a leading cause of death. Data from the World Health Organization in 2021 ranked it as the fourth ...