Asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ... evaluate specific drug interventions on important outcomes such as lung function, acute exacerbations, quality of life and mortality.

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A staggering half of Brits have limited to no knowledge of chronic obstructive ... (COPD), a condition that drains the NHS of £2 billion each year. COPD is a collective term for various lung ...

Within the respiratory disease area, innovative treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, allergic rhinitis and infantile ...

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Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing ...

These men and women are fighting a common enemy: COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... people like Diane Kay have low levels of a so-called lung protector protein that's produced ...

The team examined the lung tissue of 37 patients and found higher levels of a receptor called ACE2 is more common in overweight patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Angiotensin ...

Now, The Irish Independent reports O'Connor's death certificate shows she died from an "exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower ...