DEAR DR. ROACH: What signs and/or symptoms do you need for a doctor to determine you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? -- R.K. ANSWER: The diagnosis of COPD is suspected in people who ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive respiratory condition characterised by airflow limitation and persistent respiratory symptoms. When accompanied by depression, the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

Fatigue in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a complex symptom that extends beyond physical tiredness to encompass emotional, cognitive and social dimensions. Recognised as a central ...

A European consortium of researchers has developed a new decision making framework for health professionals which they hope ...

There are a number of reasons more women are getting the progressive lung disease.

Joni Villanueva General Hospital Medical Specialist Linuel Trinidad underscores the importance of proper medication, correct inhaler use, regular exercise, and quitting smoking to prevent COPD from ...

In case of an exacerbation of COPD or advanced-stage COPD, is routine use of steroids indicated or not? And if indicated, what is the correct dose and route of administration? Professor of Medicine, ...

In conjunction with World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day, organised by the World Health Organisation and the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a research ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is in a state of disease stability (DS) have fewer exacerbations and lower mortality, according to study findings published in Chest.

Long-term exposure to black carbon (BC) is associated with an increased risk for developing asthma and chronic obstructive ...