While COPD imposes some limitations, columnist Caroline Gainer has learned that choosing to rest can be a radical act of self ...

November marks COPD Awareness Month, and advocates this year will focus on action, and education about chronic obstructive ...

Columnist Caroline Gainer explains the risk of developing shingles for people with COPD, who often have weakened immune ...

Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD. It works ...

COPD is among the leading causes of death in industrialized countries, and new pharmacological treatments are being developed to help patients with this disease. But a spectrum of non-pharmacological ...

There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...

Trelegy Ellipta is a once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy from GSK, in collaboration with Innoviva, approved as a long-term maintenance treatment for certain patients with chronic obstructive ...

Although there is no cure for COPD yet, there are several approved treatments that can help manage the disease and ease symptoms. Learn more about some of the specific therapies used to treat this ...

While it’s important to check with your doctor before beginning any new exercise regimen, most patients with COPD benefit greatly from regular exercise for a number of reasons. Exercise won’t cure you ...

The triple combination therapy is designed to alleviate the symptoms and reduce the frequency of COPD exacerbations — episodes in which disease symptoms suddenly worsen. All patients enrolled in the ...

Four Lung Institute facilities in Tampa, Scottsdale, Nashville and Pittsburg, treat restrictive and obstructive lung diseases using stem cells from the patient’s own body. Gary V., a patient, has seen ...