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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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• N-acetyl-cysteine / vitamin C / mixed carotenoids / vitamin E / omega-3 / magnesium / l-carnitine / coenzyme Q10

Alternative News:

• Habitual fish oil supplementation and incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Data from a prospective cohort study - Clin Nutr 2022 Oct 8 - "Habitual fish oil supplementation was significantly associated with a lower risk of incident COPD (adjusted HR: 0.88" - See omega-3 supplements at Amazon.com.
• A review on the Role of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - J Nutr Health Aging 2022;26(7):723-731 - "Malnutrition is detrimental to lung functions and is associated with an increased risk of infection, exacerbation and mortality, and a longer duration of hospitalization. Therefore, nutritional support to treat malnutrition in COPD patients is very vital. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) may hold the key to COPD treatment"
• Empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022 Mar 18 - "In patients with T2DM and CVD, COPD increased the risk of mortality and cardiorenal outcomes, including HF. Empagliflozin consistently reduced these outcomes versus placebo regardless of COPD, suggesting that empagliflozin's benefits in patients with T2DM and CVD are not mitigated by the presence of COPD" - See empagliflozin inhousepharmacy.vu.
• Flavonoids may slow lung function decline due to aging - Science Daily, 5/21/18 - "The study found individuals in the highest, compared to the lowest, quartile of anthocyanin intake had: a slower rate of annual decline in FEV1 than those in the lowest quartile: -9.8 milliliters per year (mL/yr) vs. -18.9 mL/yr ... a slower rate of annual decline in FVC than those in the lowest quartile: -9.8 mL/yr vs. -22.2 mL/yr ... a slower rate of annual decline in FEV1/FVC: -0.02/yr" - See blueberry extract at Amazon.com.
• Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2015 Jan 8 - "Observational data support the hypothesis that omega-3 PUFAs may provide a therapeutic strategy for managing COPD" - See fish oil supplements at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent - Science Daily, 12/2/14 - "Patients with a vitamin D deficiency benefited dramatically from taking the supplements but the striking reduction in flare-ups was not seen among patients who had a higher vitamin D status at the start of the trial. However, researchers did find vitamin D supplementation modestly reduced the severity and duration of flare-up symptoms in all patients in the vitamin D group, regardless of their baseline vitamin D levels, compared to the placebo group" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin C may lessen harmful effects of air pollution- USA Today, 8/17/12 - "Results showed that with every increase in course particulate matter of 10 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3), there was a 35 percent increased risk of hospital admission for people with asthma or COPD ... However, the risk of admission was 1.2 times greater among people with low levels of vitamin C" - See vitamin C products at Amazon.com.
• N-Acetylcysteine Mucolysis in the Management of COPD : Abstract and Introduction - Medscape, 6/14/12 - "NAC may exert its mucolytic and mucoregulatory action via several mechanisms (Figure 3). First, it works through depolymerization of the mucin glycoprotein oligomers by hydrolyzing the disulfide bonds that link the mucin monomers. This is possible because of the presence of free thiols (sulfhydryl groups). Therefore, NAC decreases the sputum viscosity in vitro [Sheffner, 1963; Davis et al. 1975] and acts as a mucolytic. Second, it plays a mucoregulatory role as it can decrease sputum hypersecretion in experimental rat models [Rogers et al. 1989]. Moreover, it has been demonstrated to inhibit the mucus secretory cell hyperplasia and enhanced expression of the MUC5AC gene in bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in rats [Mata et al. 2003]" - See n-acetyl cysteine at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin E supplements may reduce lung disease risk: Cornell study - Nutra USA, 6/13/11 - "Daily supplementation with vitamin E may reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 per cent in women over 45" - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD - Science Daily, 5/15/11 - "patients treated with vitamin D had a significant improvement in exercise capacity and respiratory muscle strength compared to those in the placebo group"
• Healthy gums, healthy lungs: Maintaining healthy teeth and gums may reduce risk for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pumonary disease - Science Daily, 1/18/11 - "patients with respiratory diseases had worse periodontal health than the control group, suggesting a relationship between respiratory disease and periodontal disease. Researchers suspect that the presence of oral pathogens associated with periodontal disease may increase a patient's risk of developing or exacerbating respiratory disease"
• Echinacea purpurea along with zinc, selenium and vitamin C to alleviate exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from a randomized controlled trial - J Clin Pharm Ther. 2010 Nov 10
• Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk, study finds - Science Daily, 5/16/10 - "Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers" - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Folate intake associated with lung function, breathlessness and the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010;19(1):103-9 - "The COPD patients had significantly lower habitual intake of folate (mean 231, SD 90 mug/day) than control subjects (mean 261, SD 110 mug/day), p<0.001. Lung function measures were found to be positively associated with dietary folate level. Reductions in prevalence of COPD and especially breathlessness were observed, the respective adjusted odds ratio (OR) being 0.74 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.35 to 1.58) and 0.43 (95% CI 0.21 to 0.91) for the highest versus lowest quartile of folate intake. The corresponding tests for linear trend were also significant (p<0.05). In conclusion, an inverse association was evident between dietary folate intake and the prevalence of breathlessness for Japanese adults, together with a significant dose-response relationship for the COPD risk. Moreover, increased folate intake might be beneficial to lung function"
• Superfood Soy Linked To Reduction In Smoker's Lung Damage Risk - Science Daily, 6/28/09 - "Soy consumption was found to be positively correlated with lung function and inversely associated with the risk of COPD. It has been suggested that flavonoids from soy foods act as an anti-inflammatory agent in the lung, and can protect against tobacco carcinogens for smokers"
• Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline In Asthma And COPD - Science Daily, 5/20/09 - "Dr. Damera and his colleagues found calcitriol inhibits HASM in a dose-dependent manner, with a maximum inhibitory effect of 60 percent +/- 3 percent at 100nM" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Supervised Exercise Therapy Can Lead To Improvements In COPD Symptoms - Science Daily, 4/2/09
• Broccoli May Help Protect Against Respiratory Conditions Like Asthma - Science Daily, 3/2/09 - "a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, triggers an increase of antioxidant enzymes in the human airway that offers protection against the onslaught of free radicals that we breathe in every day in polluted air, pollen, diesel exhaust and tobacco smoke" - See sulforaphane at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D Beyond Bones in COPD: Time to Act - Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan 22 - "As current respiratory treatments in COPD fail to reverse disease progression, interventional trials that may exploit the broader potential of vitamin D, are warranted" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• New Therapeutic Properties Of N-acetyl-L-cysteine Discovered - Science Daily, 1/19/09 - "N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) combined with mesalamine produces a significant improvement in patients suffering from ulcerative colitis ... N-acetyl-L-cysteine, is a drug normally used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to minimize the effects of cold and flu. Its hepatic protective properties also make this drug a useful tool in paracetamol intoxications ... N-acetyl-L-cysteine reduced the negative effects caused by azathioprine, a immunosuppressant of clinical use, on the liver" - See n-acetyl cysteine at Amazon.com.
• COPD? Eat Your Veggies - Science Daily, 9/12/08 - "Sulforapane has been shown to be able to restore antioxidant gene expression in human epithelial tissue in which DJ-1 has been reduced. Isothicyanate compounds such as that found in broccoli inhibit KEAP1, and thus prevent it from degrading NRF2"
• Dietary fibre linked to better lung function - Nutra USA, 12/21/07 - "In terms of COPD risk, Han and co-workers report a 15 per cent lower risk for people with the highest versus lowest intakes of total fibre. In addition, the highest intake of cereal fibre was associated with a 17 per cent lower risk, while fruit fibre was associated with a 28 per cent lower risk" - [Abstract]
• Dietary Fiber, Lung Function, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study - Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 5 - "Adjusted odds ratios of COPD for the highest versus lowest quintiles of intake were 0.85 (p = 0.044) for total fiber, 0.83 (p = 0.021) for cereal fiber, and 0.72 (p = 0.005) for fruit fiber. This study provides the first known evidence that dietary fiber is independently associated with better lung function and reduced prevalence of COPD"
• Mediterranean Diet Halves Risk Of Progressive Lung Disease - Science Daily, 5/15/07
• Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Inflammatory Markers in COPD - Chest. 2005 Dec;128(6):3817-27
• Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Effects on Markers In COPD - Medscape, 12/30/05
• Fish Oil May Treat Lung Disease - WebMD, 12/12/05 - "People in the omega-3 group had two advantages. They had a significant drop in lung inflammation. They also walked farthest in the six-minute walking test" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.
• Meaty, Salty, Starchy Diet May Impact Chronic Lung Disease - Science Daily, 11/15/05
• High Dose N--Acetylcysteine in Patients with COPD - Medscape, 7/18/05
• Red Wine Ingredient May Fight COPD - WebMD, 10/27/03 - "resveratrol, a compound found in the skins of red fruits such as grapes, may slow down the inflammatory process involved in the lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)"
• N-Acetylcysteine Beneficial for Chronic Lung Disease - Healthwell Exchange Daily News, 10/2/03
• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Inversely Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/02
• Brief Exercise Benefits COPD Patients - WebMD, 2/14/02
• Fat-Rich Diet May Benefit Some Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients - Doctor's Guide, 2/28/01
• Regular Exercise Helps Patients With COPD - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/98 - "Regular exercise can help people with serious lung disease reduce anxiety and depression and improve endurance and some kinds of intellectual functioning, a new study shows"

Other News:

• Proton pump inhibitors may contribute to progression or development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-A sequence symmetry analysis approach - J Clin Pharm Ther 2021 Aug 25 - "Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), used to treat and prevent gastro-oesophageal conditions, are well-tolerated but have been associated with risk including pneumonia. The extent to which initiation of PPIs can contribute to other respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is largely unknown ... long-acting bronchodilators (LABDs) for COPD ... Initiation of omeprazole was associated with a 29% increased risk of initiating a LABD (ASR = 1.29 95% CI 1.22-1.36). Initiation of esomeprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole or lansoprazole was associated with 25%, 15%, 8% and 8% increased risk, respectively"
• Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors have only marginal benefits for people with COPD, review suggests - Science Daily, 5/11/11
• Causes of death shifting in patients diagnosed with COPD - Science Daily, 1/20/11
• Mild COPD May Hurt the Heart - WebMD, 1/20/10
• Tiotropium associated with reduced mortality in patients with COPD - Science Daily, 1/5/10
• Triple Therapy Halves Exacerbations In Moderate-to-severe COPD, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 10/8/09
• GPs Have Difficulty Distinguishing Between Asthma and COPD - Medscape, 9/17/09
• Opioids Underused in Advanced COPD - Medscape, 9/14/09
• Statins May Benefit Patients With COPD - Science Daily, 9/8/09
• Early Spiriva Treatment Slows COPD - WebMD, 8/27/09
• COPD Patients May Derive Significant Benefit From Statin Therapy - Science Daily, 7/24/09
• Severe COPD May Lead To Cognitive Impairment - Science Daily, 7/7/09
• COPD-related Problems Hard To Swallow - Science Daily, 4/3/09
• Immunosuppressant Medication May Be Cost-effective For Dry Eye Syndrome - Science Daily, 2/9/09
• Body's Defenses May Worsen Chronic Lung Diseases In Smokers - Science Daily, 2/9/09
• Long-term Use Of Popular Inhalers Increases Risk Of Pneumonia For COPD Patients - Science Daily, 2/9/09
• Long-term Antibiotics Reduce COPD Exacerbations, Raise Questions - Science daily, 12/8/08
• Popular COPD Treatment Increases Risk For Cardiac Events, Cardiac Death - Science Daily, 9/23/08
• New Therapy Reduces Mortality In Patients With Severe COPD - Science Daily, 12/28/07
• How Is Asthma Related To Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? - Science Daily, 12/4/07
• American College of Physicians Issues Guidelines for COPD - Medscape, 11/6/07
• One In Three Patients With Asthma Or COPD Misuse Inhalers - Science Daily, 10/23/07
• Can statins prevent a decline in lung function? - theheart.org, 10/10/07 - "Subjects taking statins experienced, on average, a significantly slower annual decline in lung function, with those on statin therapy experiencing a 10.9-mL decline in FEV1. Those not taking statins, on the other hand, lost 23.9 mL annually. In terms of FVC, statin users lost, on average, 14 mL annually, while nonusers lost 36 mL"
• Health Improvements Sustained for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Taking Salmeterol/fluticasone - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/07
• COPD Not Just A Disease Of The Lungs - Science Daily, 8/31/07
• Poor Indoor Air Quality Means Poorer Health For Patients With COPD - Science Daily, 8/31/07
• COPD Patients Taking Inhaled Steroids Are At Greater Risk For Severe Pneumonia, Study Finds - Science Daily, 7/19/07
• Drug Treatment Slows Decline In Lung Function In COPD Patients, TORCH Study Finds - Science Daily, 5/22/07
• Marijuana Worsens COPD Symptoms In Current Cigarette Smokers - Science Daily, 5/21/07
• Promising Drug Fails to Improve COPD Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/07
• Steroids May Reduce COPD Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 4/4/07
• High Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Use for COPD Could Cut Risk of Lung Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/07
• Combo Treatment Works Best for COPD - WebMD, 2/21/07
• Combination Therapy Reduces Exacerbations in Severe COPD - Doctor's Guide, 1/15/07
• New Options in COPD Therapy - Medscape, 11/9/06
• Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor May Decrease Incidence of Exacerbations in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/06
• Viagra: Treatment for Lung Disease? - WebMD, 10/27/06
• Fluticasone, Salmeterol Combination Increases Survival in Moderate-Severe COPD - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/06
• Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Death In Patients With COPD - Science Daily, 9/19/06
• Three-Year Trial Confirms Benefits of Inhaled Corticosteroids/Long-Acting Beta-Agonists in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/06
• Tiotropium Significantly Improves Lung Function in Patients With Mild COPD - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/06
• Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Death in Patients With COPD - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/06
• Erdosteiene Has Antioxidants Benefits in COPD Patients Who Still Smoke - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/06
• Three-Year Trial Confirms Benefits of Inhaled Corticosteroids/Long-Acting Beta-Agonists in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 9/7/06
• COPD Patients Using Beta-agonist Inhalers Are at Risk - Doctor's Guide, 7/10/06
• Common Beta-Agonist Inhalers More Than Double Death Rate in COPD Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/06
• Lung Function Test Underused in Patients With COPD - Doctor's Guide, 6/13/06
• More Than Half of Patients Identified as Having COPD Were Misdiagnosed or Treated as Having Asthma, Recent Primary Care Study Shows - Doctor's Guide, 6/8/06
• Women with COPD Fare Worse than Men with Same Level of Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/1/06
• Tiotropium Cuts COPD Flare-Ups and Hospital Stays - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/06
• Azithromycin Microspheres and Levofloxacin Equally Effective in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/06
• Antibiotics Help When Chronic Lung Diseases Flare Up - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/06
• Results From First-of-its-Kind Study Show That Combination Therapy Significantly Reduces Pulmonary Inflammation in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/06
• Combined Treatment Cuts Inflammatory Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/31/06
• Tiotropium Reduces Exacerbations and Associated Health Resource use in Patients With COPD - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/06
• Patients Satisfied with Fluticasone/Salmeterol Treatment by Diskus for COPD - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/05
• Interim Results of UPLIFT Trial Show Improvement in Lung Function With Combined Anticholinergic, Beta-Adrenergic Treatment: Presented at ERS - Doctor's Guide, 9/28/05
• Markers for Airway Inflammation Significantly Reduced in Serevent Vs. Placebo Study: Presented at ERS - Doctor's Guide, 9/26/05
• Treatment of COPD With Budesonide May Protect Against Heart Disease: Presented at ERS - Doctor's Guide, 9/26/05
• Budesonide for COPD May Also Protect Against Heart Disease - Medscape, 9/21/05
• Tiotropium-Formoterol Combination Superior to Fluticasone-Salmeterol for Improving Lung Function in Patients With Moderate COPD: Presented at ERS - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/05
• Daily Tiotropium May Reduce COPD Exacerbations - Medscape, 9/12/05
• Inhaled Steroids May Help Lung Disease - WebMD, 8/15/05
• Drug May Ease Progressive Lung Disease - WebMD, 8/12/05
• New Drug Looks Promising for Lung Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/12/05
• Moraxella catarrhalis Found to Cause 10 Percent of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation - Doctor's Guide, 7/21/05
• Significant Improvements in Quality-of-Life and Lung Function Seen in COPD Patients Using Tiotropium - Doctor's Guide, 6/3/05
• Tiotropium Effective, but Costly, Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 4/20/05
• Surgical Interventions for COPD - Medscape, 4/15/05
• One-Year Retrospective Analysis Suggests Spiriva (Tiotropium) May Slow Decline in FEV1, a Measure of Lung Function in Patients With COPD - Doctor's Guide, 4/6/05
• 'Lighter Than Air' Breathing More Than Doubles COPD Patients' Exercise Endurance - Science Daily, 12/9/04
• COPD: A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes - Physician's Weekly, 11/29/04
• Underdiagnosis of COPD Observed in General Practice - Doctor's Guide, 10/18/04
• Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol Combination Improves Symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/15/04
• Roflumilast Improves Lung Function for COPD and Reduces Exacerbations - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/04
• British-American Studies Reveal Frequent Misdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/13/04
• Significant Reductions in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Seen in With Tiotropium - Doctor's Guide, 9/10/04
• Beta-blockers Underused in Patients With Heart Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/10/04
• Growth Hormone Injections Increase Muscle Mass, Decrease Fat Mass in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/10/04 - "lean body mass increased significantly in the two growth hormone groups compared with placebo and with baseline. The gains were noticeable as early as 1 month into treatment. At month 3, the 1-mg group increased by a mean of 1.3 kg, the 2-mg group increased by a mean of 0.9 kg, and the placebo group lost a mean of 0.1 kg"
• Patients With Most Severe Form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease More Likely to Harbor Pneumocystis in their Lungs - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/04
• Asthma May Raise Risk of COPD, Emphysema - WebMD, 7/12/04
• Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Changing Paradigm: An Expert Interview With Nicola A. Hanania, MD, FCCP - Medscape, 6/4/04
• Spiriva (Tiotropium Bromide) HandiHaler Now Available in US for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/04
• Office Spirometry Significantly Improves Early Detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 4/13/04
• Inhaled Steroids: More Evidence of Bone Loss - WebMD, 3/26/04
• Once-Daily COPD Treatment - Physician's Weekly, 3/22/04
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients at Major Risk of Venous Thromboembolism - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/04
• FDA Approves Spiriva HandiHaler (Tiotropium Bromide) for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 2/2/04
• 1 in 9 Young Adults at Risk for COPD - WebMD, 1/29/04
• Noninvasive Ventilation Resulted in Better Outcomes Compared with Conventional Mechanical Ventilation In Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Edema - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/03
• Simple Test Helps Identify Lung Killer - Intelihealth, 11/18/03
• FDA Approves Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) Treatment for COPD Associated with Chronic Bronchitis - Doctor's Guide, 11/18/03
• COPD Ignored by Doctors and Patients - WebMD, 11/6/03
• Single Dose Formoterol Equivalent to Ipratropium in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/03
• Fluticasone/Salmeterol Improve Function and Reduce Symptoms in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/03
• Tolerance to Bronchodilating Effects of Albuterol Observed at One Month in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/03
• Inhaled Steroids May Slow COPD - WebMD, 10/30/03
• Adding Salmeterol to Usual Therapy Improves Lung Function in COPD - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/03
• Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Test Good for Detecting COPD in Community Setting - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/03
• Methylxanthine Therapy Increases Adverse Events With No Statistically Significant Benefit For COPD Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• Diskus Inhaler Safe, Effective in COPD - Medscape, 9/15/03
• International Guidelines Recommend New Treatment In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 7/30/03
• Budesonide/Formoterol Demonstrates Both Health Status And Lung Function Benefit In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/03
• COPD: 32 Million Sufferers ... and Counting - Physician's Weekly, 5/26/03
• Osteoporosis Common in Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/03
• Many Smokers Have Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
• Tiotropium More Effective Than Salmeterol in COPD - Medscape, 5/14/03
• Advair Diskus (Salmeterol /Fluticasone Propionate) Approved for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/03
• High Diffusion-Weighted MRI Helpful in Brain Tumors - Medscape, 4/8/03
• Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Helpful in COPD - Medscape, 4/8/03
• Non-Invasive Ventilation For Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/31/03
• Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Exacerbations in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/03
• Budesonide/Formoterol Combination Effective In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/03
• Lack Of Sustained Benefit With Sibenadet HCL For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 2/24/03
• Quality Of Life In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Hypoxaemia - Doctor's Guide, 2/7/03
• Mitochondrial Function Enhanced In Inspiratory Muscle In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 1/20/03
• Xopenex (Levalbuterol) Safe, Effective First Line Therapy For Adult Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma - Doctor's Guide, 1/15/03
• Medroxyprogesterone Acetate/ Acetazolamide Combo Improves Blood Gases In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 12/17/02
• Electrical Muscle Stimulation Can Help Rehabilitate Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/02
• Budesonide/ Eformoterol Combination Inhaler Effective In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/02
• Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Similar Airflow Obstruction, Different Characteristics - Doctor's Guide, 11/20/02
• No Advantage for Levalbuterol Over Albuterol or Albuterol-Ipratropium in Single Dose for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/11/02
• Fluticasone Not Linked with Fracture Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/8/02
• Inhaled Corticosteroids or Inhaled Beta-Agonists Associated With Decreased Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Death - Doctor's Guide, 11/8/02
• Usefulness of Antibiotics in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is Ambiguous - Doctor's Guide, 11/7/02
• Meta-Analysis Shows Inhaled Corticosteroids Have No Benefit for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/7/02
• Cilomilast Increases Exacerbation-Free Survival In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/6/02
• Smoking Cessation Reduces Risk Of Hospitalization For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 11/5/02
• Salmeterol Effective and Safe for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/02
• COPD Patients Have Increased Fracture Risk - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/02
• Cilomilast Improves FEV1 Regardless of Smoking History - Doctor's Guide, 9/20/02
• Airflo (Cilomilast) Improves FEV1 Regardless of Smoking History - Doctor's Guide, 9/20/02
• Unpopular Mobile Oxygen For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Improves Life Quality - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/02
• Only Three Key Elements Needed to Diagnose Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/02
• Improved Exercise Tolerance with Tiotropium a Product of Better Inspiratory Capacity, Not Better FEV1 - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
• Carbohydrate Supplement and Exercise Program May Improve Endurance in COPD Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
• Study Looks at Factors Predicting Exacerbations When Patients Stop Taking Steroids - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
• Bullectomy, Lung Volume Reduction Provide Similar Benefits in End-Stage Emphysema - Doctor's Guide, 9/10/02
• Exercise Hypercapnia in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Reflects Constrained Breathing - Doctor's Guide, 9/9/02
• Relaxed Spontaneous Breathing Improves Efficiency of Non-Invasive Ventilation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/5/02
• Airflow Limitations Related To T-Lymphocyte Ratios In Smokers With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/02
• Heliox Fails To Improve Exercise Performance In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/27/02
• Oxandrolone Aids Weight Restoration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/26/02
• Bacteria Tied to Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/15/02
• Bronchial Secretions of COPD Patients with Alpha(1)-AT Deficiency Have Increased Neutrophil Chemotactic Activity - Doctor's Guide, 8/14/02
• Cutting CO2 with Nasal Ventilation Benefits Subsequent Unassisted Breathing - Doctor's Guide, 8/7/02
• Fluticasone Propionate May help Some Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/7/02
• Exacerbated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Often Missed In Emergency Room - Doctor's Guide, 8/5/02
• Ventilatory Responses to Various Nasal Pressure Support Systems Similar In Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 7/30/02
• Leukotriene Synthesis Inhibitor Reduces Bronchial Inflammation In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/02
• Inhaled Steroids May Reduce Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations - Doctor's Guide, 7/22/02
• Added Salmeterol Prolongs Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Relief - Doctor's Guide, 7/4/02
• Positive Effects Of Dietary Intervention In Underweight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/02
• Bronchodilator Beneficial In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary With Expiratory Flow Limitation - Doctor's Guide, 6/25/02
• Tiotropium Produces Improvement in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/02
• COPD Confusion - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/02
• Tiotropium (Spiriva) Has Positive Impact on Exercise Endurance In Patients With COPD, New Data Demonstrate - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• New Data Examines Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• Lumbar Osteoporosis Found In Men With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treated With High Cumulative Doses Of Steroids - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• No Significant Energy Demand Made by Rehabilitation Programme In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 4/24/02
• No Reduction in COPD-Associated Morbidity or Mortality Seen with Prophylactic Antiobiotics - Doctor's Guide, 4/15/02
• Foradil Aerolizer (Formoterol) More Effective Than Theo-Dur (Theophylline) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/02
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Managed With Oral/Metered-Dose Inhaler - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/02
• Sniff Nasal Pressures Measures Inspiratory Muscle Loading In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/02
• Important Predictors Of Outcome Identified In Acute Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 2/22/02
• Ofloxacin Success In Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Highlights Value Of New Fluoroquinolones - Doctor's Guide, 12/18/01
• Tiotropium Effective Even in the Most Severe Cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/8/01
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Benefit from Pulmonary Rehabilitation Beyond Age 80 - Doctor's Guide, 11/7/01
• Ipratropium Bromide Hydrofluoroalkane Inhalation Aerosol Safe, Effective In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/6/01
• FDA Approves Foradil (Formoterol Fumarate) Inhalation Powder For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/28/01
• Foradil Aerolizer (Formoterol) Improves Lung Function/Quality of Life In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/01
• Formoterol and Salbutamol Equally Fast Acting for Dyspnea Episodes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/26/01
• Tiotropium Reduces Effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/01
• Moraxella Catarrhalis In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Responds Well To Co-Amoxiclav - Doctor's Guide, 7/4/01
• Physicians Show Gender Bias in Diagnosing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/11/01
• Levalbuterol Improves Pharmacoeconomic End Points In Hospitalized Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/01
• Fluticasone Propionate (Flovent) Improves Quality Of Life In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/01
• Annual Lung Test for Smokers Recommended - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/01
• Clinical Efficacy Of Relenza (Zanamivir) Shown In People With Asthma And COPD - Doctor's Guide, 4/12/01
• Guidelines issued for treating lung disease - CNN, 4/4/01
• Physicians Issue New Guidelines For Treatment Of Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 4/3/01
• FDA Approves Duoneb (Ipratropium Bromide, Albuterol Sulfate) For Bronchospasm In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/01
• Leukotriene Production Enhanced In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/12/01
• Too Many People Put Up With Poor Quality of Life - WebMD, 2/23/01
• Zyban (Bupropion) Helps Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Stop Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/00
• Flying Dangerous For Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/00
• Spiriva (Tiotropium) Shows Major Treatment Benefits In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 8/31/00
• Anabolic Steroids Help COPD Patients Increase Their Weight, Lean Body Mass - Doctor's Guide, 7/8/98
• Human Alpha1-Antitrypsin Replacement Therapy Reduces Mortality In COPD - Doctor's Guide, 5/15/00
• COPD Patients Improve Quality of Life With Foradil (Formoterol Fumarate) - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
• Use Of Office Spirometry Urged For Early Lung Disease Detection - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/00
• Ariflo Improves Pulmonary Function In COPD Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/99
• Guidelines On COPD Treatment Not Being Followed - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/99
• FEV1 Won’t Help Determine Efficacy Of COPD Treatment, Says Researcher - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/99
• Inhaled Corticosteroids Not Effective For Mild, Moderate COPD - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/99
• Ipratropium Bromide Improves Sleep In COPD Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/99
• Serevent Effective Maintenance Therapy For COPD, Study Shows - Doctor's Guide, 4/15/99
• Combivent And Atrovent Reduce Health Care Costs For Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/99
• Osteoporosis Linked With Lung Disease In Men, Says Study - Doctor's Guide, 11/10/98
• Anabolic Steroids Help COPD Patients Increase Their Weight, Lean Body Mass - Doctor's Guide, 7/8/98
• New Combivent Combines Two Bronchodilators For Bronchitis, Emphysema - Doctor's Guide, 6/17/97
• Doctors Get Rx For Improving Management of U.S.'s Fourth Leading Killer - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/97

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