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The latest COPD News articles published daily. Includes news on chronic bronchitis (inflammation in the larger airways) and emphysema (damage to the lung tissue). COPD is also referred to as chronic airflow limitation (CAL), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic obstructive lung disease or chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD).

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COPD News Articles Archive - Page 6

15 November 2006

HIV Infection Linked To Chronic Lung Disease

03 November 2006

Lungs Try To Repair Damaged Elastic Fibers

29 October 2006

Sildenafil May Improve Daily Activities In COPD

COPD Progression More Rapid In Smokers

COPD Underdiagnosed And Undertreated In Smokers

Hyperglycemia In COPD May Lead To Longer Hospital Stays

24 October 2006

Potential Alternative To Lung Surgery Provided By "Umbrella" Valve

Drug Combo Improves Survival In Patients With COPD

17 October 2006

Smokers Have A 25% Chance Of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

At Least One In Four Hardened Smokers Will Develop Progressive Lung Disease (COPD)

11 October 2006

Winter Viruses Significantly Impact COPD Patents' Health

25 September 2006

80% Of Adults With Long-Term Lung Disease Do Not Know They Have It

16 September 2006

AAHomecare Disputes Oxygen Therapy Study By HHS - Current Medicare Oxygen Policy And Further Erosions Of Benefit Put Patients At Risk

13 September 2006

Death In Patients With COPD Reduced By Inhaled Corticosteroids

11 September 2006

Budesonide/Formoterol More Cost Effective Than Salmeterol/Fluticasone In Severe COPD

09 September 2006

GPs Show Improved Confidence In Managing COPD Patients, UK

06 September 2006

New Study Demonstrates Rapid Speed Of Onset With Budesonide/formoterol In COPD

05 September 2006

Women More Likely To Die Than Men On Oxygen Therapy For COPD

20 August 2006

Novartis And Schering-Plough Collaboration To Develop Novel Once-Daily Combination Therapy For Asthma And COPD

17 August 2006

Panel Appointed To Help Improve Lung Disease Services, UK

19 July 2006

Lung Diseases Profoundly Degrade The Quality Of Life Of Sufferers

16 July 2006

Doctors Underestimate Emotional Impact Of COPD Exacerbations - Patients Fear Being Hospitalised Or Dying

11 July 2006

COPD Patients Using Beta-agonist Inhalers Are At Risk

10 July 2006

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Hospital Readmissions Could Be Reduced

Codeine Hardly Better Than Placebo For Coughs

02 July 2006

Improving Care For Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, UK

Oxygen Cost Study Presented To Congressional Staff: 3 Out Of 4 Dollars Represent Services, USA

29 June 2006

Budesonide Added To Formoterol And/or Short Acting Beta 2 Agonist Lowers Mortality Risk For Severe COPD Patients

28 June 2006

RCGP Response To The Healthcare Commission Report On COPD

15 June 2006

Smokers With Heavily Lined Faces Run Five Times The Risk Of Progressive Lung Disease (COPD)

Lung Function Test Underused In Patients With COPD

14 June 2006

Wrinkled Middle-Aged Smokers At Higher Risk Of COPD

07 June 2006

International Taskforce Publishes Critical Actions Required To Reduce Impact Of COPD Exacerbations

30 May 2006

Women With COPD Fare Worse Than Men With Same Level Of Disease

COPD Will Cost U.S. Over $800 Billion Over Next 20 Years

29 May 2006

Spiriva(R) Consistently Reduces Exacerbations And Associated Hospitalisations In Patients With COPD - Meta-Analysis Of Clinical Studies Shows

24 May 2006

Air Pollution Increases Death Risk In People With Certain Diseases

03 May 2006

Rapid Lung Function Decline Raises Risk Of Death And Hospitalization

18 April 2006

Endurance Walking Test Distances Improved Significantly For Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

04 April 2006

Combined Treatment Can Significantly Reduce Inflammatory Cells In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

01 April 2006

COPD - AstraZeneca Welcomes Preliminary Results From TORCH

29 March 2006

COPD - Positive Results Of Seretide Survival Study

20 February 2006

Wood Stove Pollution Can Cause Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

02 December 2005

Morphine May Help In The Final Stage Of Life For Patients With Breathing Difficulties

17 November 2005

COPD risk associated with meaty, salty, starchy diet

16 November 2005

COPD, Experts Call For Re-Focussing of Management to Reduce Hospital Admissions And Mortality

14 November 2005

Patient Beliefs And Experiences Predict Adherence To COPD Medication

07 November 2005

Medicare and Medicaid pay nearly 85 percent of the national hospital bill for COPD

04 November 2005

Psychiatric Disorders Common in Women with COPD

Farm Exposures Frequently Cause COPD

Sepsis Risk Higher for Patients with COPD

01 November 2005

Effect of 1-year smoking cessation in COPD and asymptomatic smokers

Self-management education in COPD - Key to lower hospital admissions

10 October 2005

Patients dislike hospital admission more than worsening symptoms in exacerbations of COPD

01 October 2005

New study calls for change in the management of COPD to focus on prevention of "lung attacks" to address patients' fears

25 September 2005

Inhaled Corticosteroids Protect Against Cardio-Ischaemic Events in COPD

23 September 2005

Indacaterol provides 24-hour efficacy with single dose in patients with asthma and COPD

28 August 2005

COPD - anxiety and low health status lead to more rehospitalisations

Leptin - a new marker of inflammation in pulmonary disease?

28 July 2005

Modelling the future Dutch COPD population from diagnosis till death

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