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On November 16, World COPD Day, Grammy-award winning country music singer, Patty Loveless, was in Washington DC to perform at the Library of Congress as well as to advocate for COPD awareness, a cause that is close to her heart.
HealthCentral had the opportunity to sit down with Patty to talk about her experience with losing her sister to... Read more
1. COPD is, in fact, chronicCOPD is characterized by a limitation of airflow in the lung, which develops over time and is not reversible. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two major diseases that define COPD. See here for more information.
2. Smoking is a big cause, but not the only cause.Over 80 percent of COPD cases are caused by... Read more
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