New research shows that adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a 20-year study published in the July issue of CHEST, the ...

Dec. 16 --As if the news on vaping wasn't bad enough, a new study suggests that e-cigarette users are also at significantly higher risk of chronic lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema ...

Childhood respiratory conditions, including asthma and pneumonia, are known to increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent subset analyses of childhood respiratory ...

Findings from this 20-year follow-up study showed that after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, IgE, and skin test reactivity, physician-confirmed active asthma was significantly associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced approval of the first generic of Symbicort — budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate — ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- This morning's explosions and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery woke up thousands with its ball of fire. Four hours after the explosions, the Philadelphia ...

Communities impacted by increased wildfire activity and smoke can use a population health-based action plan to help alleviate health risks, particularly for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A high-pitched whistling sound when you breathe is the first tip-off that air is fighting to make its way into or out of your lungs. That sound is aptly named wheezing, and it is something that people ...

The first generic version of Symbicort -- a metered-dose inhaler that combines the corticosteroid budesonide with the long-acting bronchodilator formoterol -- has been approved for asthma and chronic ...

Use of CT is proven to save lives in patients eligible for lung cancer screening, which includes most patients with COPD, said Barr, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University ...

At a session of the CHEST Annual Meeting 2021, specialists reviewed the need for a thorough diagnosis to tell whether a patient's symptoms are caused by asthma or another pulmonary condition. When is ...