COPD

Don’t Ignore or Suppress Coughs

May 29, 2019 · · COPD
A 78-year old woman, tall, thin, Caucasian, and reserved in manner goes to her doctor for an annual checkup. Her physician notices that she is frequently suppressing a cough. It turns out she’s been struggling with it for more than a year. Subsequent diagnosis showed she had Lady Windermere syndrome, a … Read More

The Best Nutrition for Asthma and Lung Disorders

Mar 26, 2019 · · COPD
Asthma is a chronic disease in which a person’s airway and breathing are constricted due to inflammation in the lungs and increased mucus production. Well-known triggers for asthma include environmental inhalants (pollen, dust, mold, animal dander, and cockroach droppings), chemical irritants (fumes, gases, tobacco smoke), acid reflux, medications (aspirin and … Read More

Testosterone for COPD

Feb 1, 2019 · · COPD
People with emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and refractory asthma all fall under the umbrella of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While the breathlessness from this group of diseases is incurable and progressive, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported in the September issue of Chronic Respiratory Disease … Read More

COPD Mortality Continues to Rise

Nov 26, 2018 · · COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is an umbrella term for emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other airway diseases, has now overtaken stroke as the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Data from 2017 suggests that women are more likely than men to die from COPD, and more recent … Read More

10. Conclusion

Nov 14, 2018 · · COPD
Unless we can breathe, we cannot live. That’s why it behooves us to treat our lungs with respect by not smoking or inhaling any unnecessary products, and by avoiding air pollution whenever possible. These simple measures can help prevent the majority of cases of COPD, the most common form of … Read More

9. Tuberculosis

Nov 14, 2018 · · COPD
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that usually attacks the lungs, from where it can spread to other organs. Before effective treatment became available in the 1940s, TB (which was formerly known as consumption) killed many people. In fact, in the early 1900s one out of every seven people in … Read More

8. Pneumonia

Nov 13, 2018 · · COPD
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs caused by bacteria, a virus (such as the flu virus), or another infectious agent. The severity of pneumonia depends on several factors, including which germ is responsible, and the strength of the individual’s immune system. When the immune system detects an … Read More

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