COPD

September 16, 2015November 9, 2015

UMEC/VI Fixed-Dose Bronchodilator is as Efficient as other Bronchodilator Therapies in COPD

COPD, News

In a new study entitled “Comparative efficacy of combination bronchodilator therapies in COPD: a network meta-analysis,” authors performed a comparative analysis of the efficacy of umeclidinium and vilanterol bronchodilator fixed-dose, ... Read more

September 14, 2015November 9, 2015

GSK and Theravance’s SUMMIT COPD CV Survival Study Fails to Achieve Primary Endpoint

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GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. have announced results from the Study to Understand Mortality and MorbidITy (SUMMIT) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This was a Phase 3 clinical trial of ... Read more

September 14, 2015November 9, 2015

Inhaled Medication Salbutamol Found to Predict COPD Exacerbation Risk in Patients Taking Formoterol-Based Drugs

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In a recent study published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine journal entitled “Reliever salbutamol use as a measure of exacerbation risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” researchers from the University of ... Read more

September 4, 2015November 9, 2015

New Delivery System for Lung Medications Developed

COPD, News

A research team out of the Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center has recently identified a new delivery system for the instillation of medications into the lung. This new development ... Read more

September 1, 2015November 9, 2015

Use of Novel Digital App Helps COPD Patients Improve Health on the Go

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A recently released study out of the Temple Lung Center led by director, Gerald Criner MD, revealed that COPD patients who used a digital health application had improved symptoms and ... Read more

September 1, 2015November 9, 2015

Researchers Measure Lung Function Using Sound Waves

COPD, News

A new research paper by Bill Brashier and Sundeep Salvi of the Chest Research Foundation, Marigold Complex at Kalyaninagar, Pune, India, notes that measuring lung function is an important component ... Read more

September 1, 2015November 9, 2015

European Review of Exercise and COPD Highlights Importance of Physical Activity

COPD, News

In a recent review on exercise and COPD published in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, entitled “They can’t bury you while you’re still moving: a review of the European ... Read more

August 31, 2015November 9, 2015

Outpatients’ Return to the Pulmonologist Found To Reduce Readmission Rates in Hospitalized COPD Patients

COPD, News

COPD patients are often hospitalized due to exacerbations caused by the disease. Some common reasons for these exacerbations include worsened disease, pneumonia, and respiratory infections. Patients are often discharged after the acute crisis ... Read more

August 24, 2015November 9, 2015

USPSTF Recommends Against COPD Screening In People Who Are Asymptomatic

COPD

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against primary care screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults who are not symptoms indicative of the disease, according to a ... Read more

August 20, 2015November 9, 2015

New Treatment for COPD Found to Improve Quality of Life

COPD

COPD or “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” is a disease common to smokers who have damaged their lungs from years of tobacco use. Once COPD takes hold, there are often difficulties ... Read more