Research led by Brock University has found a possible cure for lung diseases typically found in older adults, such as pulmonary fibrosis. The findings are published in the journal Aging Cell.

For patients with COPD, budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol.

distinguishing it from the emphysematous changes seen with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

New Delhi: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, the condition that led to the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, is an extremely debilitating disease -- a virtual death sentence. The only definitive ...

More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 3 million people with emphysema, a type of COPD. This chronic ...

The current pathophysiology of COPD encompasses three main characteristics: emphysema, chronic bronchitis and small airway disease. Macrophages and neutrophils are implicated in this process ...

DURING the past decade many aspects of the pathophysiology of pulmonary heart failure have been extensively studied. However, very little attention has been paid to prognosis, once the peripheral ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the chances of surgical complications, such as infections and respiratory crises. In fact, long-term survival rates for people with severe COPD ...

So what is an exacerbation of COPD, or exacerbation of chronic bronchitis? Basically, it is based on a symptomatic definition. The patient complains about an increase in the baseline symptoms of ...

The UAB Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ...

Nurses spend long hours on their feet, sometimes work hectic shift schedules leading to poor sleep, and see some pretty traumatic things throughout the day (here’s to you, emergency room ...