A mismatch between airway and lung size may explain why some nonsmokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not, according to a new study. A new study of lung anatomy may explain why 1 in 4 cases of ...
According to a new study, people with small airways relative to the size of their lungs may have a lower breathing capacity and, consequently, an increased risk for COPD--even if they don't smoke or ...
Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported Thursday in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Photo by Cnordic ...
ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS— Children with severe asthma have more than 30 times the risk of developing adult chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) as adults compared to children without asthma, according ...
A greater proportion of women vs. men with COPD or bronchiectasis had their first health care visit within 6 months of ...
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All of them can make you feel breathless. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is. This system is called the GOLD staging or grading system. Your grade will affect what treatment you ...
May 9 (UPI) --Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, ...
As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...
Pregnancy already asks a lot of the body and when shortness of breath, wheezing or chronic cough is added to the mix, things ...
However, they are less likely to be current or former smokers, and smoked fewer cigarettes than men FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a ...