Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have been ...

The reason some people who have never smoked a cigarette develop a smoking-related illness may be due to the size of their respiratory system. People who have small airways relative to their lung size ...

One of the most common causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is long-term exposure to harmful irritants—such as cigarette smoke, dust, fumes, chemicals, and air pollution. COPD is a ...

COPD is a disease that damages your lungs over time. It may start with mild symptoms and then get worse. Treatment can help symptoms and slow disease progression. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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