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Helium helps patients breathe easier
It makes for bobbing balloons and squeaky voices, but now helium is also helping people with severe respiratory problems breathe easier. view more (2007-02-02)
Indoor pollution from cooking on wood stoves affects women in developing countries
Women in developing countries who cook over a wood stove for years and inhale the smoke can develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and experience the same clinical characteristics, diminished quality of life and increased mortality rates as tobacco smokers. view more (2006-02-15)
Cold virus found to manipulate genes
Sneezing, runny nose and chills? You might blame the human rhinovirus (HRV), which causes 30 to 50 percent of common colds. But in reality, it's not the virus itself but HRV's ability to manipulate your genes that is the true cause of some of the most annoying cold symptoms. view more (2008-10-27)
Two-drug treatment may block source of asthma and chronic bronchitis
Current treatments for asthma and chronic bronchitis aren't able to address the ultimate source of the problem-they can only alleviate symptoms. view more (2006-02-02)
Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease
A Mediterranean diet halves the chances of developing progressive inflammatory lung disease (COPD), reveals a large study, published ahead of print in Thorax. view more (2007-05-15)
Women on oxygen therapy for COPD more likely to die than men
Among patients on long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), women are more likely to die from the disease than men. view more (2006-09-01)
Heavy smokers who cut their smoking in half may reduce their risk of lung cancer
Heavy smokers (more than 15 cigarettes per day) can reduce their risk of lung cancer if they decrease smoking by 50 percent, according to a study in the September 28 issue of JAMA. view more (2005-09-28)
COPD? Eat your veggies
You know it's good for you in other ways, but could eating your broccoli also help patients with chronic lung disease? It just might. view more (2008-09-12)
"Harmless" Bacterium Found to Cause 10 Percent of COPD Flare-Ups
A ubiquitous bacterial strain thought to be uninvolved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in fact is responsible for 2-4 million flare-ups of the condition that occur annually in the United States, researchers from the University at Buffalo have shown. view more (2005-07-21)
Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
Middle aged smokers, who are heavily lined with wrinkles, are five times as likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. view more (2006-06-14)
Gender may impact lung function in patients with lung cancer
New research shows that many women recently diagnosed with lung cancer have normal lung function and perform better on lung function tests compared with their male counterparts. view more (2006-05-09)
A meaty, salty, starchy diet may impact chronic lung disease
A new study finds that eating mostly meat, refined starches, and sodium may increase the likelihood of developing chronic respiratory symptoms, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). view more (2005-11-16)
Lungs try to repair damaged elastic fibers
The lungs of patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attempt to repair damaged elastic fibers, a new finding that contradicts the conventional wisdom on the capabilities of the adult lung. view more (2006-11-03)
Helium helps lung patients breathe easier
New research published in the international journal Chest, by Neil Eves, PhD, finds that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who breathed a mix of 60% helium and 40% oxygen during a rehabilitation program were able to exercise longer and harder than those who breathed normal air. view more (2009-03-10)
Beta carotene slows decline in lung power associated with ageing
Beta carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, slows the decline in lung power associated with ageing, reveals research in Thorax. view more (2006-03-23)
Study reveals trends in US death rate, leading causes of death over 30 years
The death rate from all causes of death combined decreased by 32 percent between 1970 and 2002, with the largest decreases for heart disease and stroke, but with an increase in death rates for diabetes and COPD. view more (2005-09-14)
Common beta-agonist inhalers more than double death rate in COPD patients, Cornell and Stanford scientists assert
A new analysis that compares two common inhalers for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) finds that one reduces respiratory-related hospitalizations and respiratory deaths, but the other — which is prescribed in the majority of cases — increases respiratory deaths. view more (2006-07-10)
Cough and phlegm cause fourfold increase in COPD incidence
Young adults (ages 20 to 44) with normal lung function who later develop chronic cough and phlegm have a fourfold higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). view more (2007-01-02)
Component of red wine quells inflammation in chronic inflammatory lung disease (COPD)
A component of red wine, resveratrol, seems to damp down the inflammatory process in the progressive lung disease COPD, finds a small study in Thorax. So effective was resveratrol in laboratory tests that the authors suggest that the compound could be developed to treat the disease. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is irreversible and... view more... (2003-10-24)
Cigarettes leave deadly path by purging protective genes
A University of Rochester scientist discovered that the toxins in cigarette smoke wipe out a gene that plays a vital role in protecting the body from the effects of premature aging. view more (2008-01-24)
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