Cut the Cold Cuts
... /or sausage, not only are you possibly clogging your arteries, you may also be upping your risk for emphysema and other illnesses related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A study by Columbia ...
Statin drugs lower respiratory death risk
... much lower risk of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, the technical name for emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Patients on statins also had a lower risk of dying from influen ...
Quit Smoking Cigarettes?
... a CNS working in a retired living center described to me the fallout: “You’re at risk for cancers, emphysema, and strokes , for starters,” she said, despite my balking. “If you don’t quit smoking cig ...
