COPD Diagnosis: What Can You Learn from Screening and Testing?

In order to determine whether your lung problem symptoms are caused by COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), your doctor will perform a physical examination, take a detailed medical history, ask about any history of smoking (or current smoking habit) and other lifestyle issues, and perform a COPD diagnosis. The main … Read More

Managing COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation and long-term decline in lung function associated with increased inflammation in the airways.1 COPD results from genes interacting with environmental exposures. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD, but pipes, cigars, water pipes, and … Read More

Are E-Cigarettes Safe? The Latest on the E-Cigarette Health Risk Debate

While you might see fewer smoking conventional cigarettes these days than you did in the past, the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has never been greater, and it continues to rise in an unprecedented manner. That leaves smokers and non-smokers alike to wonder: is the e-cigarette health risk just as … Read More