Information and opinions on health from ATsai at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470333/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470333/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470333/index http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/147202/hearts Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:36:35 -0500 ATsai Here at HealthCentral, a heart is the universal symbol for appreciation and empathy.If you see something that helped you, give it a heart so that people like you will know that it’s useful and worth looking at it. http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/147202/hearts http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/147068/loveless-awareness Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:34:00 -0500 ATsai 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 emphysema, and her effort to raise COPD awareness through the Drive4COPD campaign. Patty first... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/147068/loveless-awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/101272/10-things-copd Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:28:00 -0500 ATsai 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 cigarette smoke, however, COPD can also occur due to other risk factors, such as air pollution,... http://www.healthcentral.com/copd/c/470333/101272/10-things-copd