Bronchitis is a very common respiratory disease. It can accompany flu or cold and it occurs in people of all ages. Smokers and people with weak immune system are very exposed to developing chronic bronchitis and in some cases asthmatic bronchitis. Smoking is considered to be a serious factor of risk in the development of [...]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a disease that causes destruction of airways in the lungs. In the United States, it?s the fourth highest cause of death. Every year, more than 85,000 people die from COPD.
In most of cases, the root cause for COPD is smoking or consumption of tobacco. Naturally, COPD causes a [...]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD does not have any cure. But with the help of medicines and cessation of smoking, it can be kept under control. Different types of medicines cure different types of symptoms. Mucus, breathlessness, cough and fatigue are all the symptoms of COPD. Based on the intensity of the particular symptom [...]
A patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually goes into a state of shock and despair, as the disease has no cure. However, the good news is COPD is not the end of the world. A person can still lead a reasonably happy life after being diagnosed with COPD. All it takes is [...]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a slow progressing destruction of airways caused by gradual loss of lung function. It?s a combination of various lung diseases. In COPD, two lung diseases, namely chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the main diseases. Other diseases like asthmatic bronchitis and bullous disease are also present. This disease is common [...]
COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Caused mainly by smoking, COPD has no cure once a patient is affected. Although quitting smoking may help, COPD cannot be cured completely.
A patient coming to terms with the fact that COPD is a lifetime illness needs care, [...]
COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not a curable disease. But timely treatment can slow the progress of the disease and make life easier for the patient. Based on the condition of the patient and the response of the body to the medicine, physicians suggest different kinds of treatments to different patients.
Often, the most [...]
The majority of cases of emphysema are directly related to smoking and thus most cases affect smokers or former smokers. The disease emphysema is when the alveoli become damaged, overstretched, and ruptured due to smoking. Alveoli are the tiny air sacs in the lungs. The lungs surface area is significantly reduced as a result of [...]
Not everyone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease suffers from chronic asthma, but many individuals who experience emphysema or chronic bronchitis have asthma-like symptoms. Medical experts continue to debate whether chronic asthma should be classified as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, since asthma can be reversed.
Chronic asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways; the term [...]
What is primary pulmonary hypertension? The best place to start is the pulmonary arteries. These arteries move the blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygen.. When people have high blood pressure specifically in the pulmonary arteries, they have pulmonary hypertension.
This could be an extremely rare side-effect of Pondimin [...]
