Most new emphysema is propagated in high mechanically affected lung regions rather than in lung areas with small airways disease.

Increased perceived stress may cause worsened respiratory symptoms and decreased quality of life in people with chronic ...

Increased perceived stress may cause worsened respiratory symptoms and decreased quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study.

More people may be at risk for developing COPD due to exposure to environmental irritants, such as heat waves and air ...

These diseases include emphysema and chronic ... and worsening respiratory infections. Keep reading to learn about the symptoms, causes, and how doctors treat COPD. COPD makes it harder to breathe.

Breathing in polluted air over a long period of time can cause respiratory illness, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Nearly half of Americans are living in places with unhealthy levels of ...

respiratory and/or cardiac load, neuromuscular and neuropsychological factors, and metabolic and endocrine disorders. Clinical consequences (and/or often causes) of prolonged mechanical ...

This case underscores the importance of considering medication-induced causes of lactic acidosis, particularly in patients with respiratory conditions who are frequently administered beta-adrenergic ...

cutting harmful air pollution that causes respiratory problems. The lightweight, flexible design of these solar cells also opens up new applications beyond those of traditional rigid panels.

When overstimulated, opioid receptors desensitize the brainstem to rises in CO2, which causes respiratory depression, loss of protective airway reflexes and respiratory arrest. Cardiac arrest from ...