Almost 16 million adults have COPD in the United States and about 3 in 4 people with this condition have at least one flare (exacerbation) a year, cites a review. But you don’t have to sit and wait ...

Lower levels of serum sclerostin (SOST) were significantly associated with increased risk of lung exacerbations and hospitalizations in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), based ...

Dysphagia treatment may be a way to reduce risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (COPD), according to Yoshitaka Oku, MD, of Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.

New research shows that individual exacerbations in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) themselves increase the likelihood of repeat exacerbations, even after five days of full, asymptomatic ...

Mepolizumab significantly reduced the annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations in COPD with an eosinophilic phenotype. Some 20% to 40% of COPD patients have elevated blood eosinophil counts ...

Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...

telemedicine Researchers examined the risks for pneumonia and exacerbation of COPD after PPI treatment for GERD. The risk for symptom exacerbation reduced after PPI treatment for patients with GERD ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced handgrip strength (HGS) weakness may be more susceptible to exacerbation, a new study shows. Patients with chronic ...

The combination of allergies and COPD presents unique challenges, but you can manage both simultaneously and find relief from worsening symptoms. It can be challenging to deal with seasonal allergies ...

—Theses investigators found an increased risk for both individual and composite cardiovascular events following exacerbations of COPD, with sustained risk after 1 year regardless of severity. Reviewed ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...