Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

If you have (COPD), your doctor may prescribe inhaled corticosteroids as part of your treatment. Learn how to take them, how they can help, what the side effects might be.

The study found that COPD patients’ alveolar macrophages — a type of lung cell that removes dust, particles and microorganisms from the lungs — contain more carbon than those of smokers. The ...

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design ...

If you have COPD, you may not feel well enough to spend much time outdoors. You don’t get enough vitamin D from food. It’s hard for many people to get enough of the vitamin through diet alone.

Etter J-F. (2010). Short-term change in self-reported COPD symptoms after smoking cessation in an internet sample. Laniado-Laborín R. (2009). Smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Sly Stone died after a prolonged battle with COPD, a lung condition that can be debilitating. Here's what doctors want you to know about it.

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

Among patients with COPD, those receiving 6-week nicotinamide riboside, “a B3-like vitamin,” had significantly decreased lung inflammation, according to results published in Nature Aging.In a ...

Across all adult age groups, women face higher COPD risks than men, with 4.1% of women affected compared to 3.4% of men. Economic factors also play a significant role throughout the adult population.

Dupilumab led to improvement and was safe in adults with moderate to severe COPD and type 2 inflammation at week 52, according to a pooled analysis of BOREAS and NOTUS presented at the European ...