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Awareness of COPD -chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.physorg.com/news176397608.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:50:02 EST news176397608 (PhysOrg.com) -- A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). http://www.physorg.com/news174827807.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:50:01 EST news174827807 People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham. http://www.physorg.com/news174648630.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:50:07 EST news174648630 Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can benefit from triple therapy that includes a long-acting β-agonist (LABA), an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and an anti-muscarinic agent, according to researchers in Germany. http://www.physorg.com/news174197600.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:03 EST news174197600 In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function. Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately outside the laboratory. http://www.physorg.com/news172497785.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:50:06 EST news172497785 A new vaccine against pneumonia may offer better protection from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients than the currently accepted vaccine, according to recent research that will be published in the September 15 issue of the American Journal of the Respiratory and Critical Care Journal, a publication of the American Thoracic Society. http://www.physorg.com/news171607245.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:41:19 EST news171607245 Researchers have developed an index scale to help physicians predict a patient's risk of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The ADO index can help physicians assess the severity of a patient's illness to determine the appropriate level of treatment. COPD, which comprises emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a major public health problem and it is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. The study of the ADO index is published in the August 29 edition of the Lancet. http://www.physorg.com/news170681544.html Medicine & Health Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:50:02 EST news170681544 The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury. http://www.physorg.com/news169316664.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:30:02 EST news169316664 Stephania Cormier, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine particulate matter) affects long-term lung function. She recently presented her latest research data at the 11th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects at the Environmental Protection Agency Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. http://www.physorg.com/news167492706.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:45:41 EST news167492706 Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with lower cognitive function in older adults, according to research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Researchers compared cognitive performance in over 4,150 adults with and without COPD and found that individuals with severe COPD had significantly lower cognitive function than those without, even after controlling for confounding factors such as comorbidities. http://www.physorg.com/news166186706.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:20:03 EST news166186706 People who eat lots of soy products have better lung function and are less likely to develop the smoking-associated lung disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research has shown that consumption of a wide variety of soy products can be associated with a reduction in the risk of COPD and other respiratory symptoms. http://www.physorg.com/news165214375.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:30:01 EST news165214375 Cigarette smoking induced COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a disease that results in severe breathing difficulty. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it is the fourth leading killer worldwide. However the mechanisms responsible for some smokers developing COPD and others evading the disease have not been well understood. http://www.physorg.com/news163335346.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:56:08 EST news163335346 Chronic exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood may contribute to early emphysema later in life, according to new research. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is known to be associated with a variety of serious health problems, but it had not previously been associated with the development of emphysema over the life course. The data will be presented on Tuesday, May 19, at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego. http://www.physorg.com/news161954540.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 12:22:57 EST news161954540 Women may be more susceptible to the lung damaging effects of smoking than men, according to new research by Inga-Cecilie Soerheim, M.D., and her colleagues from Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and University of Bergen, Norway. They analyzed data from a Norwegian case-control study including 954 subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 955 controls. All were current- or ex-smokers, and the COPD subjects had moderate or severe COPD. http://www.physorg.com/news161884539.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 16:56:12 EST news161884539 (PhysOrg.com) -- In 2006 researchers established that dogs could detect cancer by sniffing the exhaled breath of cancer patients. Now, using nanoscale arrays of detectors, two groups of investigators have shown that a compact mechanical device also can sniff out lung cancer in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news160065741.html Nanotechnology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:42:42 EST news160065741 Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found. http://www.physorg.com/news159699910.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:05:41 EST news159699910 Smoking both tobacco and marijuana increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), found a study in CMAJ http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg814.pdf. Smoking only marijuana, however, was not associated with increased risks. http://www.physorg.com/news158861123.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:06:07 EST news158861123 Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a mouse model. http://www.physorg.com/news158303753.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:16:44 EST news158303753 Mutations in a gene may cause poor lung development in children, making them more vulnerable to diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the German Research Center for Environmental Health. Their study, published online in Physiological Genomics, measured expression levels of the gene and its variants in both mouse lungs and children ages 9 to 11. http://www.physorg.com/news157283754.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:57:00 EST news157283754 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified a gene variant on chromosome 4 that may be a potential risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These findings will be published in PLoS Genetics on March 20th. http://www.physorg.com/news156783613.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:56 EST news156783613 Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered two genetic markers that appear to put some smokers at significantly higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). http://www.physorg.com/news156751666.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:09:19 EST news156751666 It's well known that puffing on cigarettes can eventually leave you out of puff. But why do a quarter of long-term smokers develop serious breathing problems, when others do not? New research published BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research has found that the answers may lie in a smoker's genetics, which affect their chances of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in later life. http://www.physorg.com/news156018737.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:32:56 EST news156018737 (PhysOrg.com) -- Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region. http://www.physorg.com/news150389593.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:53:13 EST news150389593