Asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) that affect the airways and lungs. While there are similarities between these diseases, they also have ...

Chronic bronchitis is common among patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD) and may represent a subtype of the disease that places patients at risk for increased severity and exacerbations ...

—A recent study analyzed patients with COPD in order to identify characteristics that could differentiate those with the chronic bronchitis phenotype. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that often hides in plain sight. You may think you're dealing with a common cold, when in reality, your lungs are swollen, irritated ...

"Chronic bronchitis symptoms are often the first tip that a patient will go on to develop COPD," said Boucher, the James C. Moeser Eminent Professor of Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine.

Many respiratory conditions fall under the umbrella of COPD, but chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most common. Overall, about 43 out of every 100,000 Americans die of COPD each year.

Chronic bronchitis causes long-term inflammation of the airways, leading to a persistent wet cough that produces thick mucus. Many people with COPD have both conditions at the same time. There’s ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases, ... some forms of bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

There are two main types of COPD: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. If you have emphysema , the problem is that many of the walls between the air sacs in your lungs are damaged or have become less ...

A possible treatment for one form of COPD - chronic bronchitis - is in final trials in Philadelphia. About five years ago, Yolanda Tinsley just couldn't catch her breath.

IN a keynote address to the National Tuberculosis Association in 19641 the Health Commissioner for the New York City Metropolitan Area emphasized the concern he felt over the rising incidence of em ...

A 67-year-old friend has allergies, asthma and COPD. Should he take N-acetyl cysteine, and if so, how much? Dr. Mike prescribes about 1,200 milligrams a day of N-acetyl cysteine, or NAC, to many ...