Australian researchers have discovered that multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function ...

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ...

A stem cell clinic the FDA found to be operating illegally plans to appeal the agency's authority to the Supreme Court. The ...

Erdosteine is a multimechanism, mucolytic agent that decreases the sputum viscoelastic properties and bacterial adhesion to the cell ... disease (COPD), adding erdosteine to standard treatment ...

Conclusion. In the treatment of COPD exacerbations, systemic corticosteroids improve airflow limitations, decrease treatment failure rates, decrease the risk of relapse, and may improve symptoms ...

A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...

Since two groundbreaking treatments were approved in late 2023, only a handful of patients have been able to access the ...

For years, the Food and Drug Administration has taken up arms against clinics hawking unproven and ineffective stem cell treatments to desperate patients looking for cures of intractable diseases ...

Nov. 27, 2024 — A recent trial finds an injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of ... Rare Type of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified ...