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COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...important, as it is the 4th most common cause of death in the US, and the only common cause of... Read more »
Combating the Aging Process
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...replaced infectious diseases as the leading cause of death in the U.S., we are confronted with... Read more »
Smoking bans going global
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...tobacco smokeTobacco use accounts for 10% of all deaths worldwide, and about half of all tobacco... Read more »
End Stage COPD: What is it and What Does it Mean?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...no, being told you have "end-stage COPD" is not a death sentence. There is a lot you can do, and... Read more »
I’m Too Young to Have COPD! Or am I?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...undiagnosed. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the only one in the top... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Complications
In 2002, chronic obstructive lung disease was responsible for 120,000 deaths. COLD costs in the U.S. in 2004 reached $37.2 billion. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.,... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Risk Factors
...government report, since 1987 more women than men have reported symptoms of COLD. Furthermore, the death rate from COLD has increased dramatically in women since the early 1970s. In 2000, the... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: References
ReferencesChronic Obstructive Airway Disorders. In: Beers MH and Berkow R. (eds). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed. (online). Available at:... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Introduction
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is characterized by a limitation of the airflow in the lung, which develops over time... Read more »Immunizations: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
...40,000 and 70,000 people each year. Together with influenza, pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the US and is the leading cause of death from infection.Of particular concern is the... Read more »
Related News
Corticosteroids Linked to Pneumonia
January 09, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inhaling corticosteroids to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may cause pneumonia, a new study shows. The lung... Read summary »
Experts publish new COPD guidelines
August 07, 2009Experts have established new standards for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The lung disease--which is... Read summary »
Beta blockers may cut post-surgery COPD deaths
August 07, 2009A new report suggests that giving COPD patients a beta blocker before surgery may reduce the risk of death. Previously, doctors believed that giving... Read summary »
Advair won't lower COPD death risk, study says
October 02, 2008Using Advair may not prolong the lives of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), but it can improve their quality of life. A... Read summary »
Two kinds of inhalers raise or reduce death risk in patients with COPD
August 07, 2009A review of clinical trials has shown that bronchodilators that contain inhaled beta-agonists like salmeterol (Advair) and albuterol increased the... Read summary »
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