Researchers developed a new COPD-ES questionnaire for healthcare professionals to improve the management of stable chronic ...

People in rural areas are at greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to a variety of factors. We explain why.

The adjusted likelihood for an injurious fall in adults with COPD was elevated with a fall-risk increasing drug prescription, ...

2 Respiratory Muscle Research Unit, Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 3 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education ... never been ...

Fewer of the controls were men (40.4%), had a low level of education (80.1%), or had chronic diseases (57.0%). The mean age of controls (65.6 years) was comparable to that of patients (67.8, 66.2 ...

The Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) procedure, available at Texas Tech Physicians in Amarillo, uses Zephyr Valves to improve lung function and help patients breathe easier.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The earlier you start treatment, the better your prognosis. COPD is often asymptomatic until significant damage to the lungs has occurred. When symptoms do start to appear, shortness of breath is ...

Malnutrition in elderly patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with adverse outcomes, particularly in-hospital death, according to ...

In the phase 3 ENHANCE trials, Ohtuvayre was shown to reduce exacerbation rate and risk over 24 weeks in COPD patients, regardless of blood eosinophil levels, compared to placebo, and also improve ...

Nurses and nurse midwives have historically considered patient education one of their most important responsibilities. Increasingly, however, appropriate and comprehensive patient education has ...