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News: May 28, 2012
Vitamin D Won't Help Most COPD Patients: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements don't seem to help most patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study by Belgian investigators. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the tw...
Risk for COPD Higher Than Thought: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People are at much higher risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than previously thought, according to a new study. Canadian researchers found that one out of every four people 35 and...
No Headway Against COPD, Which Now Affects Women More
WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Between 1998 and 2009 there was no significant decline in cases of the often deadly ailment known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the burden of the disease has shifted from men to women, ...
For Lung Disorder, Spiriva Beat Serevent in Head-to-Head Trial
WEDNESDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- People with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) use inhaled long-acting bronchodilators to control symptoms and reduce flare-ups, but which type of drug is best hasn't been clear....
New Test for Emphysema on the Horizon
FRIDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A simple and inexpensive blood test designed to uncover early signs of emphysema may one day find its place among the standard work-up that most Americans undergo during their yearly physical, new research sugg...
Cigarette Smoke Fuels Mucus Production in People With Bronchitis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking increases the production of mucus associated with chronic bronchitis, a new study shows. U.S. researchers conducted tests on human airway tissue and on laboratory mice, and found that cigarette smoke ...
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans are aware of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but less than half know that the serious lung disease can be treated, according to national survey results released this week by the U....
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