Researchers found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) with higher Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) levels have a greater risk of all-cause mortality. Higher ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased serum vasoactive intestinal peptide levels appeared associated with acute exacerbation of chronic ...

The same group of patients had their homocysteine level tested when their COPD was exacerbated and also when it was not. The level of homocysteine (Hcy) was linked to the severity of chronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The odds for moderate exacerbations went down by 60% per one standard deviation rise in two omega-3 fatty acids.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience poorer sleep quality than people of a similar age without COPD, according to new research. Patients with chronic obstructive ...

COPD 5-year mortality was most likely in patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy, oral corticosteroids, and triple therapy. Increasing treatment intensity levels (TILs) in patients with chronic ...

The age-adjusted prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease varies considerably within the United States, from less than four percent of the population in Washington and Minnesota to more ...

CHAPEL HILL – Airway mucus consists of various proteins such as long mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B, both of which contribute greatly to the proper gel-like consistency of this most essential bodily fluid.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—a group of disorders that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema—struggle to breathe and rely on drugs called bronchodilators to widen ...

In general, the rate of general practitioner (GP) consultations in Norway is higher among patients in lower socioeconomic groups, whereas this association is reversed in specialised care. 21 To our ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience poorer sleep quality than people of a similar age without COPD, according to research published in the journal Respirology.