Another chronic disease to watch for is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which affects the lungs and makes it ...

an estimated 6.2% of adults over the age of 18 have COPD, and you're more likely to develop COPD if you smoke. In many cases, COPD is preventable. Here we discuss the causes, symptoms, and ...

“When the symptoms of COPD become worse, this is known as an exacerbation or ‘flare up’ and will require extra treatment and sometimes a hospital admission.” When should you seek medical ...

This breathing test can detect COPD in its earliest stage, even before any obvious symptoms are noticeable. Healthcare professionals can use these types of tests to help track COPD’s development ...

Methods: We compared the characteristics of adults ≥ 35 years of age who died with COPD (bronchitis, emphysema, chronic airway obstruction) with those dying without COPD listed on their death ...

But it is hoped the findings could lead to relieving some symptoms. About 1.2 million adults in Britain have COPD and cases are predicted to rise by 40 per cent in six years. The condition occurs ...

Individuals with early-onset COPD and rapidly progressive pre-COPD frequently have a decades-long history of impaired ...

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 ...

The growing prevalence of COPD among women can be attributed to a combination of biological, environmental, and societal ...

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injections as an add-on therapy for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who continue to struggle with ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...