Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble breathing, a persistent cough, and shortness of breath. COPD can be subdivided into stages or ...

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Learn why phlegm happens and discover gentler, everyday ways to remove it without resorting to loud “uncle coughs”.

"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 ...

Several years ago, my dad was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. The news was a shock. At 84 years old, Daddy had been ...

This review examines current evidence and clinical recommendations regarding ACTs for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... FET or huff FET; huff The FET involves carefully ...

Symptoms include breathlessness, fatigue, and chronic cough. The disease affects more than 30 million Americans, yet approximately half of those people do not yet know they have COPD. Awareness of ...