Researchers found it ages lungs more quickly and putting us at higher risk of COPD. Your lung function declines as a part of natural aging, but this study found that exposure to particulate matter ...

COPD is an umbrella term used when you have one or more of these conditions: Emphysema. This results from damage to the small air sacs, called alveoli, inside your lungs. These little sacs ...

They’re separate conditions that can damage your lungs in opposite ways and for different reasons. But symptoms of COPD and pulmonary fibrosis can be so alike that it can be tricky for doctors ...

People commonly start to develop symptoms once significant damage to the lungs has occurred. People with COPD are divided into four different groups that range from mild (patient group A ...

It occurs when allergens or irritants trigger inflammation (swelling) and narrowed airways, making it harder for air to flow in and out of your lungs. COPD affects about 16 million U.S. adults.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that affect the lungs. The disease makes it difficult to breath and progressively gets worse. About 15 million Americans have ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have COPD, and my doctor explains that the trouble is that my lungs do not expel the full amount of the breath I take in. This prevents the full oxygen intake from my breath.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, not only leads to breathing difficulties but also affects the lungs, heart and brain. We explore countermeasures based on a large-scale study in Japan.