When you think about diseases that affect the lungs, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there are likely some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe depression heightened a patient’s likelihood for cough, wheezing, exertional dyspnea, asthma and COPD. As ...

COPD symptoms vary depending on the amount of lung damage that has occurred due to inhaled substances, most commonly smoking. Symptoms are usually slow to develop and often don’t appear until there’s ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

Lung diseases are a major global health concern. Many conditions begin silently with subtle signs. Early detection of symptoms like breathlessness, pe ...

Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have "silent" lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to control their symptoms. Long-acting combination inhalers that contain more than one ...

Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

A shock survey by charity Asthma + Lung UK reveals that more than 90% of people with COPD are receiving inadequate care ...

Many children with recurrent wheezing issues would be better treated with antiviral medications instead of steroids, researchers at the University of Virginia found. Higher doses of corticosteroids ...