Loneliness is a key risk factor for symptom exacerbations and hospitalizations in people with COPD, highlighting the need for ...

Background: For several years, asthma and COPD have been regarded as distinct entities, with distinct clinical courses. However, despite distinctive physiologic features at the time of diagnosis ...

Health care providers treating people with COPD also need to focus on the person's socioeconomic factors, along with ...

COPD usually arises from an interaction between host and environmental factors. Cigarette smoke is an important risk factor. To investigate whether there is an interaction between biomass smoke ...

Permanent and non-modifiable risk factors cannot be changed and may alert others to the heightened risk of suicide during periods of the recurrence of a mental or substance abuse disorder or following ...

An estimated 30 million Americans are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but surprisingly, only 17 million have received a diagnosis. Texas alone accounts for 1.2 million of ...

The following is a summary of “Investigation of the Relationship Between the Measured Alpha Angle in Capnography and Readmission Within Thirty Days in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients ...

COPD is less common in younger adults, but anyone can have it. People with a genetic condition known as Alpha-1 may have symptoms as early as age 20. Consider these steps to lower your risk for ...

especially in those with COPD. “We hope that our findings inform the design of future research studies that will delve into underlying factors driving increased risk for ASCVD hospitalizations ...

Your sex. Women are more likely to develop lupus. Your age. Symptoms and diagnosis occur most often between the ages of 15 and 44. Symptoms of lupus will occur before age 18 in only 15 percent of the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a concerning rise in COPD cases worldwide, with smoking remaining the leading risk factor. Efforts to combat tobacco addiction are thus crucial in curbing ...