COPD

As more is learned about the causes of conditions like allergies and asthma medical science can better treat patients that are affected. This can include new treatments, new delivery methods, and new ways to prevent the conditions entirely.

Looking at conditions like allergy and asthma on the cellular level may not help patients dealing with the conditions today, but work done in the field today can pay dividends for future generations of potential sufferers.

Parents, especially new and expecting parents may believe that dirt and dust can be bad for their young children to be exposed to. Research has shown that, in fact, the opposite may be true.

The number of patients dealing with health issues related to asthma and allergies continues to grow and researchers are looking to answer the question of why this is happening. The answer may be at the cellular level and be influenced by a person's environment, including the common dust mite.

The use of acetazolamide does not appear to decrease the time patients require invasive mechanical ventilation, however, further studies are warranted.

Expiratory central airway collapse (ECAC) leads to a worse respiratory quality of life, Alabama researchers found.

Study raises safety concerns about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ use of opioids at high rates.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atrial fibrillation often occur in the same patient. Managing both conditions appropriately improves outcomes, a study found.

Smoking impairs the protective response of immunoproteasome, an intracellular structure that is a key part of immune response. That is likely why smokers are at risk of developing COPD.

A study presented at the European Respiratory Society's International Congress showed there are other factors to look at during COPD diagnosis beyond smoking.

French researchers explored whether or not the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification could predict mortality risk factors. They found patients assessed as having low risk but who had more symptoms were more likely than other patients to die of cardiovascular causes.

Researchers suggest that women may be at much greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than men -- perhaps as much as 50% more likely.

Researchers examined records to explore the incidence of emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent hospitalizations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and found that the costs are “significant and increasing.â€

Bronchoscopic treatment with nitinol coils works better than usual care for patients with severe emphysema, French researchers found.

With immediate response from nurses and doctors app shows promise in helping patients address worsening symptoms.

Patients diagnosed with small cell lung cancer have an average life expectancy of 14 to 20 months after diagnosis and results of a recent study show patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who smoke are more likely than others to develop this deadly condition.

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it may be easier to reduce deaths than to curb readmissions for acute episodes.

Patients who have emphysema without interlobar collateral ventilation experience improved pulmonary function and have greater capacity for exercise when they receive endobronchial valve treatment.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have psychological symptoms like depression, anxiety, psychosis, or alcohol or drug abuse may be more likely to be admitted to the hospital with complications.

There is growing clinical evidence that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can have significant pulmonary manifestations and may be more effectively treated with a multi-specialty approach.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can cause irreversible lung damage, but researchers have found pivotal discoveries to help the incurable condition over the past 12 months.

Smokers and nonsmokers with chronic asthma share symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), likely due to small airway remodeling. The concurrent disease is often referred to as asthma COPD overlap syndrome.

Patients who skip their follow up appointments with their pulmonologists after being hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from the traditional Chinese exercises known as liuzijue qigong (LQG).

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients face risk factors related to falling such as comorbidities, smoking, history and/ or fear of falling, and number of medications.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risks may already occur in adolescence, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Depression appears to be a risk factor for patients who have both that condition and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These patients are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital with acute episodes of COPD, Alabama researchers report.

Using MRI and CT scans can provide insight into better and more appropriate treatments for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Computed tomography may be a better tool for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the frequent comorbidity pulmonary hypertension than the conventional method of using pulmonary function tests, Chinese researchers report.

Conditions like asthma and seasonal allergies can start when a patient is very young and stay with them throughout the course of their lives. As a result careful monitoring and treatment can greatly help improve the quality of life for those patients.