COPD: the facts

18 November 2013 People who have COPD tend to experience shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing and increased phlegm. COPD is often silent and signs may not appear until there’s significant lung damage. People diagnosed with COPD are more likely to be in their...

'I am not dying of COPD, I am living with it'

Anne Murphy, from Dublin, suffers from COPD, but is determined not to let the illness control her life. Lisa Jewell – 18 November 2013 WHEN Anne Murphy was told at the age of 45 that she had the respiratory disease COPD, she was completely in the dark about what it...

Doc Talk: Preventing COPD can save your life

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now the third-leading cause of death in the United States. COPD is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In the United States, more women than men die of...