New research shows that adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a 20-year study published in the July issue of CHEST, the ...

Dec. 16 --As if the news on vaping wasn't bad enough, a new study suggests that e-cigarette users are also at significantly higher risk of chronic lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema ...

Thunderstorms are linked with an average of 3,700 emergency department (ED) visits annually in the U.S. among seniors with respiratory illnesses, including asthma and COPD, according to a study ...

Findings from this 20-year follow-up study showed that after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, IgE, and skin test reactivity, physician-confirmed active asthma was significantly associated with ...

Misunderstanding COPD and asthma can be risky. Recognising the difference in the condition, treatment options, and the need for early intervention is important.

A high-pitched whistling sound when you breathe is the first tip-off that air is fighting to make its way into or out of your lungs. That sound is aptly named wheezing, and it is something that people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced approval of the first generic of Symbicort — budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate — ...

In asthma, the combination is indicated for adults and kids ages 6 and older to prevent symptoms (not for acute attacks); in COPD, the inhaler is approved as a maintenance treatment to improve ...