Kathi MacNaughton

Most people diagnosed with COPD are current or past smokers, however, a small percentage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases occur in people who never smoked.

Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for yourself after being diagnosed with COPD. You won’t be able to reverse years of airway damage overnight. But you can greatly slow the progression of this disease and improve your health overall by no ...

When you have a chronic condition like COPD, life can be difficult. But, you can adapt and take charge of managing your COPD by paying attention to the following tips.

When you have COPD, getting enough rest is essential. Of course, even people without COPD need sleep, but people who suffer from COPD use up much greater energy resources just to get through the day. So, when they do go to bed, they need to know they...

People with asthma and nasal allergies, especially, need to be aware of this inflammatory condition of the esophagus, also known as EoE.

Busy schedules and health costs may keep us from taking medications the right way. Try these six easy solutions.

Most people who have asthma respond well to treatment that includes an inhaled steroid medication, along with an “as needed” rescue inhaler, which is a broncodilator. In most cases, these medications are delivered via small handheld devices called ei...

The GOLD* standard for treating COPD is to use handheld inhalers to deliver needed medication. Sometimes the medication is used to control and prevent symptoms of COPD. Other times the medication is used to relieve a worsening of symptoms, which is c...

Choosing the right types of medicines to treat the symptoms of your nasal allergies can be a tricky business.

Did you know that COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States now? And that despite that fact, millions of people have never even heard of COPD or understand what it is? That’s right, 1 out of every 3 Americans remain unaware of COP...