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How many of us are delighted at having taken out the garbage? That was 58-year-old Neil Riordan's reaction the first time he tackled the once familiar task after major lung surgery, four months in the hospital and a year and a half of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , a respiratory disease commonly known as chronic bronchitis or emphysema, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is on the rise in the country. SUZANNA PILLAY finds out more about the disease afflicting some half a million Malaysians.

Published by University of Leicester Press Office for University of Leicester in Health and also in Education Tuesday 17th November 2009 - 2:06pm Study investigates ways to increase exercise capability of patients with chronic lung disease New University of Leicester research is investigating how energy is delivered to the leg muscles during ...

"My advice to people who are constantly suffering from things like chest infections is to get help.

Most people don't know what the acronym COPD stands for. But chronic obstructive pulmonary disease kills 3 million people worldwide, 115,000 of them in the United States.

The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations today launched a book comparing and analysing the situation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Europe for the first time from the patients' perspective.

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. & NEW YORK-- --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11 to 1 that clinical data included in a supplemental new drug application provide substantial and convincing evidence to support the claim that SPIRIVA HandiHaler reduces exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive ...

Why do some smokers develop lung disease and others don't? And just how effective is supplemental oxygen therapy in treating patients with emphysema? The University of Michigan Health System will try to find out, through two new multi-center research studies that seek to improve diagnosis and treatment for millions of people affected by emphysema, ...

The Army has the highest smoking rate and the Air Force the lowest . Deployed servicemembers are 50 percent more likely to smoke.

People with chronic lung disease like emphysema or bronchitis can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform everyday tasks more easily, a new review of 18 studies confirms.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the leading cause of death after heart attack, stroke, and pneumonia; more than 340 million people are suffering from this disease worldwide and the irony is that most people do not know that they are suffering from COPD.

Entest BioMedical Inc. announced today the filing of a third patent application relating to the area of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , a condition that affects more than 5 million patients in the United States, resulting in more than 120,000 deaths per year.

KURNOOL: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the fourth leading cause of the death in the world, retired chest physician G. Kullayappa has said.

People who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have bronchial cilia in their lungs that produce too much mucous.

Support helps take edge off stress By Gina Morton The Daily Item The first of what was to be a series of stories looking at hospice care appears in today's Pulse section.

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 Almost three quarters of smokers and ex smokers have not had a lung function test despite 21% of this group experiencing symptoms of a chronic lung disease in the last 12 months according to a new survey released today by the British Lung ...

Cabell - Huntington Hospital's Respiratory Care Department is sponsoring a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD Awareness Day.

Longtime Hesperia Recreation and Park District director Richard Lupton was laid to rest Monday in Loma Linda.