The systemic immune response index outperformed other inflammatory markers in predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Discover how smoking attacks virtually every organ, from lung destruction and heart damage to fertility problems, weakened ...

However, along with genetic factors, there is a possibility that environmental factors such as dust, smoking, and pollutants, ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that having an overweight or obesity trajectory during childhood is associated with ...

In conclusion, this study shows that being overweight or obese during childhood may increase the chance of developing COPD ...

A new program in the Central Valley is now offering much-needed treatments for patients suffering from an advanced form of lung disease called pulmonary ...

Children overweight or obese may be at an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that ...

New GOLD guidelines recommend using pre-bronchodilator spirometry to rule out COPD and post-bronchodilator measurements to ...

This health education program aims to help patients living with COPD experience better health outcomes and improved quality of life for the duration of their lives.

Dec. 25, 2024 — A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation significantly improves physical capacity, lung function, and quality of life in long COVID patients, with the greatest benefits seen in 4-8 week programs combining breathing ...