By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Researchers say that measuring gas transfer is the most effective way to predict mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), after finding that it outperformed both spirometry and plethysmography for the purpose....
It has always been one Missouri father’s dream to walk his daughter down the aisle. But when Johnny Wells was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, he was told he wouldn’t live to see 10-year-old Nakeol’s wedding day. (Via KETV) Nakeol is...
(KMOV) – The city of St. Charles passed a new law that will require all buildings to have signs telling patrons whether or not smoking is available. The president of the city council said they held three public hearings, and out of the 65,000 people in St. Charles,...
Surrounded by numerous bottles of medication he must take and equipment to help him breathe, 51-year-old Hector L. Dorta Jr. began telling his story.His son, Jesus M. Estrada, stands behind a camera, filming the first of what Hector hopes will be a series of videos...
(BPT) – Actress Rose McGowan, best known for her leading role in the TV series, Charmed, is sharing her story in a new leading role: raising awareness for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. After her father was diagnosed with IPF, she became determined to...
(BPT) – Of the top five causes of death in the U.S., only one is increasing: COPD, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a progressive lung disease that makes it harder to breathe over time and can cause chronic coughing, wheezing or a...
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