When it first develops, emphysema, one of a group of lung diseases known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is usually asymptomatic. As the illness progresses, however, it causes ...

Methods Inclusion criteria were: (1) design: cross-sectional or longitudinal, (2) groups: at least one group of farmers and a control group of non-farmers, (3) outcome: prevalence or unadjusted OR of ...

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) is important, significant and overlapping in nature. This review will analyze the relationship ...

The symptoms of bronchitis depend on whether it’s acute or chronic. Simply stated, acute bronchitis will go away over several weeks and is usually caused by an infection. Chronic bronchitis ...

Health care providers treating people with COPD also need to focus on the ... of reporting respiratory illness such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, ... Breathlessness drains at least $12B from ...

On Dec. 20, Counselor Kesha Simmons, of Youtoo Inc., joined KSLA News 12 to give some advice about seasonal affective disorder.

It encompasses several conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In addition to a reduced ability to breathe in and out fully, symptoms can include a chronic cough and increased ...

These include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. “Chronic bronchitis is characterised by inflammation of the airways, leading to persistent coughing and excessive mucus production,” says Chaggar.

India's winter air quality poses a severe threat to lung health, exacerbating conditions like asthma and COPD. Low ...

According to consultant physician, respiratory medicine and interventional pulmonologist Dr Syed Ajmal Syed Ali, low ...