Ahmedabad: They stand for hours in the thick soup of exhaust fumes each day, directing the endless stream of vehicles that pulse through traffic junct.

“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 ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

Patients with HIV have higher risk for obstructive lung disease, gas exchange impairment, a rapid reduction in lung function, and emphysema.

Ohtuvayre showed significant improvement in lung function by 12 weeks. Follow-up analyses showed that Ohtuvayre had long-term ...

Elevated blood glucose levels may adversely impact both short- and long-term lung health, found study published in the BMC ...

The test can help determine COPD staging. Depending on your FEV1 and FVC readings, your doctor will stage your COPD based on the following: The first stage is considered mild.Your FEV1 is equal to ...

As I watch the snowflakes fly and see the trees sway in the 17 mph winds, I’m reminded that those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face some interesting challenges during the ...

Researchers assessed whether individuals with an impaired long-term trajectory of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) had a notable respiratory symptom burden and ...

Expert Rev Resp Med. 2012;6(3):309-319. Finally, a potential effect of tiotropium, particularly in the more recent Respimat formulation on the small airways, as was demonstrated in COPD in terms ...

Both β 2-agonists and ipratropium produce small improvements in FEV 1; however ... This article demonstrates that in exacerbations of COPD associated with increased cough and sputum purulence ...