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Smokers, Former Smokers May Gain From Switch to Plant-Based Diet
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows. People with a history of smoking who...
Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air. Smog causes nearly 8 times...
Substantial Disparities Seen in Travel Time to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – There are substantial geographic disparities in access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs across the United States, according to a research letter published online...
Female Reproductive Factors Linked to Risk for COPD
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – Multiple female reproductive factors are associated with the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to a study published online Feb. 13 in...
A Quarter of Americans Breathe 'Unhealthy Air,' Report Shows
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Few can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer. Now, a new report from the...
Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Stronger Air Quality Standards
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter by lowering the allowable annual concentration...
Pulmonary Rehab Can Be Tough to Find for People With COPD
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Pulmonary rehabilitation can be a lifeline for millions of Americans coping with COPD or other chronic lung ailments. However, new research finds that travel time and cost...
Gabapentinoids Linked to Increased Risk for Severe Exacerbation in COPD
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Gabapentinoid use is associated with an increased risk for severe exacerbation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study...
Could Unhealthy Gums Worsen COPD?
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – New research in mice is pointing to a surprising connection: Gum disease could exacerbate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Because gum disease (periodontitis) is...
Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD. That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the...
Nitrate-Enriched Beetroot Juice Produces Reduction in Systolic BP in COPD
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – For individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dietary nitrate supplementation in the form of beetroot juice results in a sustained reduction in...
COPD Set to Reach About 600 Million Cases Worldwide by 2050
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is projected to continue increasing through 2050, approaching 600 million patients with COPD globally by 2050,...
Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for Emphysema
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Folks who smoke weed along with cigarettes are doing serious damage to their lungs, a new study warns. People who do both are 12 times more likely to develop emphysema than...
Prevalence of COPD Stable Overall From 2011 to 2021
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – From 2011 to 2021, there was no change in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overall, but increases were seen among adults aged ≥75 years, those ...
Physical Activity Inversely Tied to COPD Symptom Burden
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) is inversely associated with symptom burden in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
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