Chronic Bronchitis News

From sunrise to sunset, Jeff Kozlovich raced against time. He lost his entourage of supporters during his faster-than-expected pace, and raised nearly $1,000 for the American Lung Association in Hawai'i. Kozlovich, 49, did his recent 'Race With the Sun' as a fund-raiser he created for ALA because he grew up with chronic bronchitis and lost his ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 48-year-old man who was recently told that I have COPD.

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease If you are at least 40 and a current or former smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis or emphysema, you may qualify for this study.

Clinical trials can be vexing, just ask anyone associated with Osiris Therapeutics, a leading stem cell therapeutic company.

" Peel Paramedics are now treating patients experiencing shortness of breath due to fluid in their lungs and lung diseases such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis with a similar device sleep apnea sufferers use at home.

NEW denmin0415 NEW Abstract In an epidemiological study of acute herniated lumbar intervertebral discs in the New Haven, Connecticut , area, it was found that this condition was most likely to be diagnosed among persons in the age group 30-39 years, and that the most important risk factors among the variables considered in this study were driving ...

Mylan Inc. sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to prevent it from selling a generic version of the Perforomist inhaler for people with chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

An Air Quality Action Day has been declaredA today for northwest Indiana. The atmospheric conditions which have been in place for the past couple of days is causing the air to sink which is trapping harmful pollutants like ozone near the surface of the earth.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, and a number of other pulmonary disorders make it difficult for the sufferers to cough out built up mucus.

Like heating and air conditioning, breathing is one of those things we take for granted when it's working.

I recently heard a statement on television made by an attorney with regard to Levaquin, causing tendon rupture and asking anyone who suffered with the problem to call a toll-free telephone number.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a respiratory disease marked by a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as COPD, Bronchitis, or emphysema is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, better known as COPD, affects the lives of many.

LOCAL GPs Dr Richard More and Dr Robin Carr have won a prestigious award from the Royal College of General Practitioners for Innovative Clinical Care of patients suffering with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder.

Sadly, I have firsthand experience being around someone suffering from COPD. From the time I was a small child, my mother, sister and I lived with my father, who suffered from emphysema, a form of COPD.

How does smog impact health? - Smog affects patients with a range of cardiac and respiratory health problems.

Could women be more susceptible to the health effects of smoking? Well, according to information at the American Thoracic Society meeting in San Diego, this could be the case.

The first in a new class of drugs that could challenge current thinking on the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has moved one step closer to market today.

I believe people on social services are 10 times more likely to commit suicide than those living on middle or upper incomes.