Diane Kay, COPD Patient I was diagnosed with alpha 1 in '99 but I had symptoms for years and being a flight attendant I had a difficult time keeping up with the rest of the crews. Narrator ...

The current pathophysiology of COPD encompasses three main characteristics ... is clinically defined by an increase in the baseline symptoms of dyspnea or sputum production, chest tightness ...

While millions of people live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many don’t realize they have it until it ...

More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more ...

While there’s no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exercise can improve COPD symptoms and help you feel better. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ...

A medical expert has shed light on a condition that leaves sufferers 'gasping for air', with an estimated 600,000 people in the UK undiagnosed. As the nation battles 'the lurgy', marked by runny noses ...

The advantage of the GOLD guidelines is that they gave the physicians specific goals in diagnosing and treating patients with COPD. [101] Our aim should be to relieve symptoms, improve exercise ...

The arrival of snow signifies that winter has well and truly arrived, but the freezing temperatures that accompany it are often a source of worry for people with lung conditions. People with ...