Quit Line Helps Smokers Kick Habit kypost.com, KY - 16 hours ago Smoking is a major risk factor for the four leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ... |
Folliculin mutations are not associated with severe COPD 7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - Dec 30, 2008 To determine whether folliculin sequence variants are risk factors for severe COPD, we genotyped seven previously reported Birt-Hogg-Dube or familial ... |
Links Between Lung Disease and Osteoporosis KOMU-TV, MO - Dec 30, 2008 A Japanese study of 65 men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD compared the severity of their emphysema to their bone density score. ... |
Lung disease hits hard -- but can be prevented Journal and Courier, IN - 1 hour ago He said COPD probably receives the least amount of funding for research per patient and suggested it may be because it is preventable. ... |
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on vitamins, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease. The transcript is also available.
The year's end resulted in two disappointing findings for those who hoped some common vitamins would help men prevent heart disease and women avert rheumatoid arthritis. A recent study suggests women who take vitamin E do not reduce their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, or RA. Another study, released a few days before, found men do not reduce their risk of heart disease by taking vitamins E and C...
Flu shots are the best protection from influenza Atlanticville, NJ - 5 hours ago Anyone who suffers from lung disease such as asthma, COPD, emphysema, or bronchitis should receive a flu shot as well. The American Lung Association makes ... Current common flu bug resistant to Tamiflu Baltimore Sun US, UK Urging People To Get Flu Vaccines This Year AHN Current flu bug may resist Tamiflu medicine Honolulu Advertiser all 4 news articles |
 Daily Mail | Why are so many hospital doctors sending their patients home too ... Daily Mail, UK - 9 hours ago The result of these initiatives is that a patient with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for example, used to stay in ... |
Tackling lung problem Peterlee Mail, UK - 22 hours ago Projects in Easington to improve care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been hailed by the National Association of Primary Care. second ... |
Pulmonologist joins medical center Albert Lea Tribune, MN - 2 hours ago Dr. Jerome specializes in all forms of lung diseases, including bronchial asthma, COPD, lung cancer, chronic cough and pneumonia. His areas of interest also ... |
Nrf2 Could Be Novel Target For COPD Prevention Therapies Medical News Today (press release), UK - 19 hours ago The researchers believe that activation of Nrf2 could be a novel target for therapies to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ... |