Bronchiectasis is a condition that causes the airways in the lungs to become abnormally widened. It can lead to a persistent ...

Ireland's former professional cycling champion Sean Kelly and Italy's Claudio Chiappucci are in Galway for the last leg of an ...

COPD has a large economic impact on the healthcare system and a destructive impact on the lives of patients and their ...

Researchers looked at lung tissue from 28 COPD patients and 15 smokers who underwent surgery for suspected or confirmed lung ...

Chronic breathlessness, coughing or excess mucus may seem minor, but they could signal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Untreated bacterial bronchitis in children may cause lasting lung damage, prompting calls for early detection and care tools. A wet cough lasting more than four weeks is often dismissed as common in ...

There can be a range of reasons for a persistent cough. But most chronic coughs are caused by three conditions.

Bengaluru: Smoking is considered as a major cause of lung damage as well as chronic respiratory disorders. The chemicals in tobacco like nicotine, carbon monoxide, tar, arsenic, formaldehyde ...

An individual can develop either or both types of COPD. The most common type of COPD is called chronic bronchitis, associated with extensive inflammation and scarring of the small tubes of the lungs.