COPD patient holds the hour record on the bike track
VIDEO. He managed to climb the Col de l'Espigoulier (Bouches-du-Rhône) despite his COPD. Philippe Poncet now holds the record for ...
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COPD: 6 genetic mutations involved in non-smokers
It is not just tobacco that increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 6 genes act independently.In addition ...
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Millions of smokers suffer from lung disease without knowing it
More than half of long-term smokers, considered free from respiratory disease, would suffer from undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. More ...
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A website for information on COPD
This site was set up by the pharmaceutical group Boehringer Ingelheim, in association with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Internet users ...
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A Facebook page dedicated to COPD
© iStockChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 210 million people around the world and could become the third leading cause ...
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COPD: effective tai chi for better breathing
© ThinkstockChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the association of two diseases: chronic bronchitis (which is characterized by a permanent ...
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Passive smoking in children increases the risk of COPD in adulthood
© GettyImagesAlthough it is known that the passive smoking has harmful effects on the lungs and vascular system, it is ...
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Innocent smoker’s cough? Is it smoker’s cough, asthma, or COPD?
Is it smoker's cough, asthma, or COPD? A cough is often harmless, for example with a cold. The typical smoker's ...
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COPD: the forgotten anti-smoking plan
COPD kills more than 17,000 per year. And yet not a word in the government's anti-smoking plan on this disease, ...
Read moreCOPD prevention: angry specialists
COPD kills more than 17,000 per year. And yet not a word in the government's anti-smoking plan on this disease, ...
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Lung cancer: the blood test, a major advance?
Inserm researchers have succeeded in diagnosing lung cancer, years before it is visible on a scanner, and thanks to a ...
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Lung cancer: detect early signs with a blood test
Thanks to an innovative test, a team of French researchers succeeded in detecting lung cancer years before it was visible ...
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Good news about COPD
'Movement is the best medicine' Medical science is booming. New medicines, treatments and insights are added every year. But which ...
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COPD: 5 key questions to spot the first symptoms
COPD remains an unrecognized and underdiagnosed pathology. The HAS has therefore just created three tools to help professionals improve the ...
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COPD: the disease of smokers which is still poorly understood
November 17, 2016. Tobacco does not only cause cancer, it is also 80% responsible for COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
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COPD: spirals for better breathing
© iStockPhotosSitting next to the doctors who present the new treatment, nothing indicates that Philippe is embarrassed to breathe. And ...
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Cold tobacco as dangerous as cigarettes
Passive smoking is not the only side effect of smoking. Smoke also settles on surfaces. This environmental smoking is as ...
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Palliative care: 9 out of 10 patients do not have access to it worldwide
The World Atlas of Palliative Care, published by the WHO, shows that 1 in 10 people receive such care worldwide. ...
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Lung cancer: antioxidants triple tumor growth
Consuming antioxidants to prevent lung cancer is a bad idea. One study reports that these products accelerate the growth and ...
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Smoking: the last Marlboro cowboy dies of COPD
Actor Eric Lawson has just passed away at the age of 72 from COPD. He had played one of the ...
Read more9 out of 10 patients do not have access to palliative care worldwide
Palliative care welcomes many people over the age of 60 according to the WHO. At the head of the causes ...
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COPD: women more at risk
Affected as much as men, women pay a higher price for this dreadful disease of the bronchi, for which tobacco ...
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Coping with COPD
With healthy lungs, breathing comes naturally; you don't realize how important they are. But for people with asthma, COPD or ...
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World Day: 1 in 10 French people know about COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease insidiously kills 17,000 people each year. A majority of French people underestimate this disease linked to ...
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COPD: a healthy diet reduces the risks
© ThinkstockChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also called chronic bronchitis, is a respiratory disease usually caused by smoking. However, a ...
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COPD and the influence of the weather
Hibernate in COPD-friendly countries People with chronic bronchitis or emphysema, like many chronic patients, experience the consequences of their disease ...
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Lung diseases: 1 in ten deaths in Europe
Pneumonia, COPD, cancer, tuberculosis ... Respiratory diseases weigh nearly 380 billion euros on the economy of 28 European countries according ...
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Women: watch out for COPD
The opportunity to challenge women, especially smokers, on the symptoms of this respiratory disease, but also to encourage them to ...
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The names of diseases are not given lightly
A disease can be baptized several times during its existence. These names, which refer to the symptoms, to their discoverer ...
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To the GP for COPD
Not annoying, but important It is best to consult a doctor if you have COPD complaints. This is important because ...
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