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LIVING WELL WITH COPD, EMPHYSEMA, LUNG DISEASE by Lynn E. Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:01pm Prevent respiratory infections Any respiratory infection — even the common cold — can cause an acute exacerbation of COPD, so it is to your advantage to do whatever you can... as possible, stay several feet away from people who have colds or other respiratory infections that can be spread by sneezing or coughing. In addition to having an annual flu shot Read on »

Chronic cough and sputum production predict COPD exacerbation by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:25pm By Philip Ford Chronic production of cough and sputum are closely linked to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say researchers who recommend... explain that, “although studies suggest that chronic cough and sputum production are important manifestations in COPD subjects, available data are mostly based on epidemiologic Read on »

July 24, 2008 COPD chronic cough-sinus-gerd and keep moving by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Thu 24 Jul 2008 4:09pm CoughScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2005)�� In a new Mayo Clinic study, researchers found that more than one-third of chronic cough patients given a CT scan had sinusitis, inflammation of the sinuses��findings in this series of patients place sinusitis among the top three reasons for chronic cough, along with acid reflux and rhinitis, inflammation of the nasal passages Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Atrial Fibrillation Connection by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 06 Nov 2010 11:34am

1 Comment Here’s a good article on the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and atrial fibrillation . If you have COPD, here’s where you can Get Started Learning About Atrial Fibrillation . Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quiz by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Wed 23 Dec 2009 10:02am Welcome to the NHLBI Diseases and Conditions Index (DCI) COPD Quiz. Check your knowledge about COPD with the following questions. For each question, select the answer you think is correct. Take The Quiz >> Read on »

Anxiety and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:36pm . This feeling is supposed to prod us to get up and get away from whatever dangerous situation has caused our breathing to set off our “suffocation alarm.” Increased Anxiety with COPD With COPD, you regularly have trouble breathing and your suffocation alarm can become “hyperactive.” You might feel anxious and edgy. Even little changes, like strong odors or being Read on »

COMBIVENT remains on the market and available to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Thu 15 Apr 2010 10:08am . With this ruling, COMBIVENT will remain on the market and available to the more than two million chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who rely on it as a bronchodilator... MDIs used to treat asthma and COPD. BIPI has invested more than ten years researching and developing a CFC-free replacement product that will deliver the active ingredients Read on »

COPD/EMPHYSEMA: CONTROLLED COUGHING by Lynn E. Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 4:36pm CONTROLLED COUGHING COPD can cause your lungs to produce excess mucus, leading to frequent coughing. Not all coughs are effective in clearing excess mucus from the lungs. Explosive or uncontrolled coughing causes airways to collapse and spasm, trapping mucus. The effective, or controlled, cough comes from deep within the lungs and has just enough Read on »

CHRONIC COUGH CONFUSION by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Thu 04 Feb 2010 12:00am Feb 04 In regards to a chronic cough, the main source of confusion is the common... diagnosis. In fact, the most common causes of chronic cough are postnasal drip, asthma and acid reflux from the stomach. These three causes are responsible for up to 90 percent Read on »

Chronic cough and Alternative medicine by Vaidyan Charakan Posted Fri 06 Nov 2009 10:03pm "Doctor, He is coughing badly for the last 4 months." A man in his mid 20s was saying about his thin and frail looking father who was sitting slumped on my patient's chair... and for free medicines]. He, as I guessed took the offer as he was not that well off. Few days ago I had another man of about 65 years with almost similar history. Cough for 3 to 4 Read on »