Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We found a stepwise greater loss of lung density with increasing exacerbation frequency, predominantly in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a significantly increased adjusted risk for COPD diagnosis among women vs. men. Women had a ...

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COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time without treatment. People with COPD have difficulty breathing because of inflammation and damage ...

"Oh, that's just from smoking." It's easy to dismiss a chronic cough as another problem with cigarettes. But what if it's a sign of the lung disease COPD? Franziska Gabbert/dpa Long-term smokers often ...

Recent medical research is reshaping our understanding of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), particularly highlighting its disproportionate impact on women. This shift in the COPD landscape ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is often thought of as a condition that only affects longtime smokers. In reality, the disease reaches far beyond that group. Women are ...

The researchers found that women had a higher prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than men (7.8% versus 6.5%), despite lower exposure to cigarette smoke. HealthDay News — Among adults ...

A new study published by University of Toronto researchers suggests that women who have never smoked are susceptible to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and that African American women are ...

Women’ are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, even if they have never smoked or smoked much less than ...

For generations of women born after World War II, making their mark toward equality in society and in the workplace often meant adopting a habit many men had embraced: smoking cigarettes. But experts ...