COPD: more precise criteria to identify people at risk
In a new study, American researchers have formally identified a specific criterion to better diagnose people with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
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Lung diseases: 1 in 10 people suffer from it because of their work
A report issued by two respiratory societies points to the occupational factor in the triggering of non-cancerous lung diseases: one ...
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COPD: a new score makes it possible to classify patients according to their risk of death
An American team has just developed new risk scores for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Their objective: to ...
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COPD: consuming fiber prevents the disease
Dietary fiber allows the body to produce anti-inflammatory fatty acids that protect the lungs from certain diseases including chronic obstructive ...
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Big debate, COPD and the use of screens before sleeping Big debate: the French want a better health system COPD: consuming fiber prevents the disease Time spent in front of screens at night would have little impact on well-being teenagers
The French want a better health system, consuming fiber would prevent COPD and the use of screens before sleeping would ...
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Flu: patients with COPD absolutely must get vaccinated
People who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) must imperatively be vaccinated against the flu, otherwise they risk losing ...
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Air pollution: very strong correlation with emergency room consultations
Asthma, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and respiratory infections: the higher the level of air pollution, the more visits to ...
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Month without tobacco, the results: why women still smoke
Since the 2000s, women have been dying en masse from tobacco. Yet many continue to smoke. Why Doctor met them. ...
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COPD: a new program reduces returns to hospital
A new program for patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) improves their quality of life and reduces rehospitalization.Researchers report ...
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COPD: patients hardly do respiratory rehabilitation when they should
Pulmonary rehabilitation programs are not followed by the majority of patients who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, ...
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Lack of breath: chronic bronchitis in smokers is insidious
It's almost World COPD Day. Also called "smoker's bronchitis" or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it affects three and a half ...
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Testimonial: I have suffered from COPD for 15 years without ever having heard this word
© iStockPhotosBronchial respiratory deficiency, asthmatic bronchitis, asthma... in fifteen years of follow-up by her general practitioner and a pulmonologist, Sylviane ...
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COPD: good habits to avoid bronchitis
© iStockChronic bronchitis, now called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes that causes coughing, ...
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COPD: children exposed to pesticides more at risk in adulthood
Children living in agricultural areas exposed to pesticides have impaired lung function. If this disorder persists, they could develop serious ...
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Chronic obstructive bronchitis: why is it absolutely necessary to vaccinate for COPD?
In chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD), respiratory infections are thought to play a major role in triggering episodes of acute worsening ...
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Chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD): albuminuria is also a marker of development
The risk of hospitalization or death from chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD) increased by 26% in patients with the highest urine ...
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Children exposed to tobacco are more likely to have fatal COPD in adulthood
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mainly affects smokers. A new study shows that children who experience second-hand smoke have a ...
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VIDEO. Nurse shows blackened lungs of patient who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years
An American nurse filmed the lungs of a deceased smoker, who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 ...
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COPD: If you needed just one reason to quit smoking …
It is a disease that affects nearly 3.5 million people in France, which is (for now) the 4e cause of ...
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Chronic bronchitis in adults: childhood illnesses are the main culprits
Three quarters of cases of adult chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD) are linked to childhood risk factors, risk factors and lesions ...
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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease): silent, fatal, unrecognized
COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a chronic lung disease, unknown to the general public, although it is the ...
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COPD in 10 questions
COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. To put it simply, it is bronchitis which kills ... And which concerns millions ...
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We are also the age of our lungs …
Today, the age of the arteries, the skin or the brain are concepts understood by all. Lung age is a ...
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Chronic smoker’s bronchitis, an insidious disease
Today is World COPD Day. Also called “smoker's bronchitis” or COPD, it concerns three and a half million people in ...
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Bleach: regular use increases the risk of COPD
Using bleach at least once a week increases the risk of COPD by a third, according to one study.Bleach, toxic ...
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Asthma and COPD: 3.6 million deaths in 2015
Asthma, for which mortality is declining, has further killed 400,000 people. COPD, 3.2 million. It was the 4th leading cause ...
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Tobacco: in utero exposure reduces respiratory capacity
Exposure to tobacco smoke helps reduce the breathing capacity of unborn mice. When they are reexposed just after puberty, the ...
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Pollution: doctors face an influx of patients
While the peak in pollution is expected to last a few more days in six regions, doctors are concerned. The ...
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COPD: Patients Too Often Ignore Symptoms
MAINTENANCE - This disease mainly linked to tobacco has serious consequences. Professor Bruno Housset regrets that the diagnosis is often ...
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COPD: genetics to predict disease
Genetic variation could predict the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the results of a study ...
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