COPD News

Individuals who consumed larger quantities of soft drinks with high fructose corn syrup demonstrated greater risk for chronic bronchitis, according to study results.

Increased serum vasoactive intestinal peptide levels appeared associated with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to results of a nested cohort study.

Use of roflumilast by patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may reduce the risk for exacerbations that lead to hospitalization or re-hospitalization, according to study results presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Amsterdam.

The FDA has approved a dual combination bronchodilator inhalation powder for long-term maintenance of airflow obstruction in patients with COPD, according to a company press release.

Between 1969 and 2013, rates of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, unintentional injuries, diabetes and all-causes combined have decreased, according to recently published data.

MONTREAL — Yoga proved as effective as traditional pulmonary rehabilitation programs in the improvement of pulmonary functions and 6 minute walking distance in patients with COPD, according to study results presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2015.

Healio.com/Pulmonology will present live coverage from CHEST 2015 — the annual meeting of American College of Chest Physicians — that runs October 24-28 in Montreal, Canada.

A diagnosis of COPD independently increased risk for cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality among patients with atrial fibrillation, according to study results.

Health care costs for patients with both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were double those of patients with asthma alone, according to study results.

Adults identified as current or former smokers demonstrated an increased risk for COPD and a greater likelihood of decreased lung function if they developed pneumonia as a child, according to study results.