COPD

June 5, 2014November 11, 2015

Study Confirms Statin Drugs Do Not Prevent COPD Exacerbation

COPD

Statin drugs, commonly used to decrease cholesterol levels, doesn’t reduce the number and severity of outbreaks in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). That was the result of a clinical trial from ... Read more

June 3, 2014November 11, 2015

Internet Walking Program Helps To Improve Quality of life in COPD Patients

COPD, News

A study involving a group of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that were tested using an online pedometer-based walking program suggests that internet supported programs with instructions, information ... Read more

June 3, 2014November 11, 2015

Oximeter for Mobile Devices Can Measure Severity Of Attacks In Asthmatics, COPD Patients

COPD

Medical device company Masimo has announced that their iSpO2 Rx Pulse Oximeter will be available for Android and iOS devices, and will receive the coveted CE Mark for select countries, ... Read more

June 3, 2014November 11, 2015

COPD Symptoms Can Be Controlled by Diet Change, According To New Study

COPD, News

A recently concluded investigation revealed that individuals diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can significantly benefit from a positive change in their diet as a complement to standard COPD therapy. ... Read more

June 2, 2014November 11, 2015

COPD Increases Heart Failure Risk, According To Study

COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of suffering heart failure, according to a new study from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. The research ... Read more

May 30, 2014November 11, 2015

Preliminary Study Suggests That Heat Worsens Respiratory Illness COPD

COPD, News

A recent study conducted by Dr. Meredith McCormack of John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD suggests that high temperatures are related to the escalation in symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read more

May 30, 2014November 11, 2015

GSK’s Incruse Ellipta Approved By FDA For Treating Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, COPD

Chronic Bronchitis, COPD, Emphysema, News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized Incruse Ellipta for the treatment of airflow obstruction in patients who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as ... Read more

May 29, 2014November 11, 2015

German Researchers Develop X-Ray Dark-Field Radiography Technique For Detailed Imaging Of Lung Diseases

COPD

Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) in Munich, Germany working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital and the Technische Universität München (TUM) report that they have for the first time ... Read more

May 26, 2014November 11, 2015

“Weekend Effect” Revisited; Death Rates Higher For COPD Weekend Hospital Stays Regardless Of Day Of Admission

COPD, News

Studies variously published in medical literature as diverse as the New England Journal of Medicine, the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Stroke, the Medical Journal of Malaysia, JAMA Surgery, the ... Read more

May 26, 2014November 11, 2015

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Presents Data of COPD Therapy Aclidinium, Aclidinium/Formoterol Combination, and Roflumilast

COPD, News

Forest Laboratories, Inc., a New York-based pharmaceutical company, announced that it will present data on TUDORZA PRESSAIR (aclidinium bromide inhalation powder), a combination use of aclidinium bromide/formoterol fumarate, and DALIRESP ... Read more