Remembering her time as a cheerleader helps columnist Caroline Gainer adjust to the long game of COPD as part of a ...

Columnist Caroline Gainer is no longer haunted by a weight gain that was crucial in helping her adapt to her COPD and to her ...

The American Lung Association Research Institute is investing $22 million to advance research and care for lung disease, ...

Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD. It works ...

Ipratropium (brand name, Atrovent HFA; Boehringer-Ingelheim) is a short-acting bronchodilator. It is used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness in people with COPD.

Trelegy Ellipta is a once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy from GSK, in collaboration with Innoviva, approved as a long-term maintenance treatment for certain patients with chronic obstructive ...

As is true with almost everything concerning my chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), my mental health requires some effort on my part. Just as I monitor my breath, adjust my pace, and adapt ...

The American Lung Association Research Institute is investing $22 million to advance research and support care for lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “Research is ...

There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...

Common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, include shortness of breath, a frequent cough or cough that produces a lot of mucus, wheezing, and tightness in the chest. Excess ...

COPD is among the leading causes of death in industrialized countries, and new pharmacological treatments are being developed to help patients with this disease. But a spectrum of non-pharmacological ...