Climate Change a 'Major Threat' for Respiratory Patients, Experts Warn
(MedPage Today) -- The climate crisis represents a "major threat" for patients with respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), warned a position statement from the European Respiratory Society (ERS... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - September 6, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with pharma company, COPD Foundation
The collaborators will improve access to Tiotropium Bromide Inhalation Powder in the U.S. for patients with COPD. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - September 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Linking Local-Level Chronic Disease and Social Vulnerability Measures to Inform Planning Efforts: A COPD Example
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Screening Finds High Rates of CVD in Diabetes, COPD Patients Screening Finds High Rates of CVD in Diabetes, COPD Patients
A systematic approach to cardiovascular disease screening in adults with type 2 diabetes, COPD, or both led to more than doubling the rate of new CVD cases found compared with usual care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - August 30, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

3 Undervalued Small-Cap Stocks for Your Labor Day Watchlist
One reason August can be volatile is that trading volume is down. Although news items may stir up activity, there's a difference between activity and productive action that really moves markets. For that, you need volume. And that's why investors should start preparing their portfolios for the…#laborday #futurefuelcorp #flexfuel #futurefuel #viemedhealthcare #vmd #copd #viemed #buyhimaxtechnologies #himx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COPD Inhalers' Link to Fracture Risk Supported in Pooled Trials
(MedPage Today) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatments involving inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) were associated with a greater risk for fractures, a meta-analysis of several dozen randomized trials found. Use of inhaled ICSs... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - August 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

FDA Warns AstraZeneca on'Misleading Claims' About COPD Drug FDA Warns AstraZeneca on'Misleading Claims' About COPD Drug
Claims that Breztri has been shown to reduce risk of death in COPD patients are not supported by clinical data, the agency says.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news

Phil Everly died of COPD - signs of symptoms of the condition to look out for
Musician Phil Everly died from a "common condition" many middle-aged people unknowingly have. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Looks at Impact of Low Vitamin K on Lung Function
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 -- Low vitamin K status is associated with lower ventilatory capacity and with increased odds of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), wheezing, and asthma, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in ERJ Open... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Researchers find people with low levels of certain vitamin ‘more likely to have bad lungs’
Asthma, wheezing and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are now connected to a vitamin deficiency, scientists say. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Declares Hangover a Disease
If you’ve ever woken up with a pounding headache, nausea, and dizziness after having a cocktail (or two) too many the night before – you may feel like you’re dying! Of course, you also know that the symptoms of a hangover will soon pass…and by the end of the day, you’ll feel like yourself again. But according to the FDA, if you are hungover, you don’t just feel sick. You have a disease… I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. Earlier this year, in their never-ending efforts to stop supplement makers from offering safe, natural, and tested solutions, the Federal government labeled the dreaded “m...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

COPD Plus PRISm May Promote Frailty Progression COPD Plus PRISm May Promote Frailty Progression
A prospective cohort study showed accelerated frailty progression among older adults with COPD and PRISm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news

Adherence to and Utility of the GOLD Guidelines for COPD Adherence to and Utility of the GOLD Guidelines for COPD
A new study looks at whether -- and how often -- the GOLD guidelines for COPD are being appropriately followed in real-world pulmonary practice.BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Study Questions Use of Branded Inhalers for COPD Study Questions Use of Branded Inhalers for COPD
Researchers said their analysis found that a generic product approved in 2019 was equally effective as the more expensive original.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Generic, Brand-Name Medication Similarly Effective for COPD
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), generic and brand-name fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Annals of Internal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news