Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn't tell us how to ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is often thought of as a condition that only affects longtime smokers. In reality, the disease reaches far beyond that group. Women are ...

HFA loans are mortgages available through state housing finance agencies. These loans are geared toward first-time homebuyers and commonly offer down payment assistance. HFA borrowers typically must ...

Researchers have found a promising treatment breakthrough for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that avoids many of the drawbacks of current drugs, and it has come from an unexpected place.

This product is used to control and prevent symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma. It contains 2 medications: fluticasone and salmeterol. Fluticasone belongs to a class of drugs ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of Americans, with new data from the National Center for Health Statistics showing the condition becomes increasingly common as people age ...

May 23, 2025 -- The FDA has approved the asthma drug Nucala for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is the second biologic therapy approved for the condition, following the ...

Researchers have developed a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-associated ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

SIRI is a novel inflammatory marker significantly associated with increased COPD risk, outperforming other markers in predictive value. The study used NHANES data and multifactorial logistic ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...