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August 07, 2009
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Testing for Lung Disease: The Cost and Aftermath
By Jane M. Martin , Health ExpertWhat does it cost to test for lung disease? Charges for each of these tests vary across the... Read more »
Is your doctor meeting your COPD needs?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...and understanding. Although I didn't have chronic lung disease I was experiencing some of what... Read more »
The New Face of COPD: Ken
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...years old. I cried, and I wondered, "Why me?" Your lung disease is caused by Alpha-1... Read more »
Summertime Air Quality: How to Breathe Better When Ozone Levels Are High
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...warnings are usually directed towards people with lung disease or heart disease, I think it’s... Read more »
COPD: A Little Treatment Helps a Lot
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...patients who have battled COPD to doctors who treat lung diseases. And—of course—resources... Read more »
Health Guide
Smoking Addiction
...altogether. We think we won’t get addicted, yet we so often do. We think we won’t get lung cancer or lung disease, yet so many of us do. We are pretty sure we can quit smoking while we’re... 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 »Meet Dr. Fred Little
...Little is a practicing allergist and pulmonologist who also takes care of patients with a range of lung diseases in the hospital and clinic setting. His interest in the field of medicine, and... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: References
...Pavord ID, et al. Antiinflammatory effects of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate in chronic obstructive lung disease.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr 1;173(7):736-43.US Food and Drug... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Risk Factors
As of 2003, 10.7 million adults were diagnosed with chronic obstructive lung disease, 2.1 million of them people with emphysema. Because emphysema and chronic bronchitis so often occur... Read more »Images
Medications
...asthma worse. Most people with asthma or ongoing lung disease should receive a flu shot... Read more »
...asthma worse. Most people with asthma or ongoing lung disease should receive a flu shot... Read more »
...Quitting smoking decreases your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer. How To Use... Read more »
...wheezing and trouble breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic... Read more »
...asthma worse. Most people with asthma or ongoing lung disease should receive a flu shot... Read more »
Related News
Oxidative Stress Behind Lung Problems
May 22, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests markers for oxidative stress in young people can predict the later onset of lung disease such as chronic... Read summary »
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 »
Early Rehab for COPD
May 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Time is of the essence -- at least for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a new study,... Read summary »
Childhood lung disease ups mortality risk in adulthood
October 03, 2008Adults who suffered from lung diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia as children are at increased risk of illness and death later in... Read summary »
COPD linked to bone, heart problems
August 07, 2009Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is linked to the heart condition artherosclerosis, experts say. In a recent study, COPD patients'... Read summary »
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