Disease Emphysema
Expert & Community Posts
ADHD and Smoking
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and chronic bronchitis among many... Read more »
Chantix: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...people suffering from schizophrenia, heart disease, emphysema, as well as adolescents. Also,... Read more »
COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...patients affected by both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Less common diseases, such as... Read more »
New Treatments for COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health ExpertI can't tell you how many times a person with emphysema/COPD has come up to me, really frustrated,... Read more »
Reclaiming Your Life Through Pulmonary Rehab
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...lung disease (there is currently no cure for COPD, Emphysema and Pulmonary Fibrosis), cannot... Read more »
Health Guide
Lung disease
Signs and tests Read more »Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
...of a liver protein that blocks the destructive effects of certain enzymes. The condition may lead to emphysema and liver disease, and in rare cases, skin disease. Alternative Names ... Read more »Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
...Expectations (prognosis) Some people with this deficiency will not develop liver or lung disease. Emphysema and cirrhosis, however, are both progressive diseases that can kill. ... Read more »Emphysema
Prevention Avoiding smoking -- or quitting if you do smoke -- can greatly decrease risk for this disease. Read more »Lung disease
Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Complications Calling your health care provider Read more »Images
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Medications
...the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. How To Use Suppositories and... Read more »
...obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and emphysema). Controlling these symptoms can... Read more »
...the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. The inhaler enables the drug to... Read more »
...(e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in... Read more »
...breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis).... Read more »
Related News
Easier Procedure for Emphysema
January 10, 2007PHILADELPHIA (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- "I couldn't clean; I couldn't cook; I couldn't go outside," Susan Morris recalls. Cleaning and cooking... Read summary »
Could Emphysema Start in Childhood?
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Everyone knows secondhand smoke can hurt young lungs, but most of the time the risk is associated with asthma or later... Read summary »
New COPD med available
August 07, 2009Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a new medication available. Brovana is a twice-daily med that should be used in a... Read summary »
Soy may protect against COPD
August 07, 2009Eating soy-containing foods such as tofu, soy milk, and miso may protect people from developing lung disease, including COPD, experts say. The study... Read summary »
Singer, actor Jerry Reed dies of emphysema
August 07, 2009The singer and actor Jerry Reed, best known for his role as "The Snowman" in the three Smokey and the Bandit movies, has died of complications from... Read summary »
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