Columnist Caroline Gainer experiences relentless fatigue, chills, and sweating, possibly from COPD and/or chronic ...

Shortly after I begin to stir in the morning, I stir some nutrients into my morning coffee. I have shared my “magic coffee” recipe with many of my friends with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Formoterol (brand names Perforomist, Foradil) is a bronchodilator in a class of medications called long-acting beta agonists (LABAs). It is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and ...

COPD is among the leading causes of death in industrialized countries, and new pharmacological treatments are being developed to help patients with this disease. But a spectrum of non-pharmacological ...

Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD. It works ...

Common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, include shortness of breath, a frequent cough or cough that produces a lot of mucus, wheezing, and tightness in the chest. Excess ...

Those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are encouraged to eat an anti-inflammatory diet. I like to think that I harvest my health from a raised bed. I sit on the timbers of my ...

There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...

Although there is no cure for COPD yet, there are several approved treatments that can help manage the disease and ease symptoms. Learn more about some of the specific therapies used to treat this ...

Note: This is the second article in a three-part series written in collaboration with respiratory therapist Mark W. Mangus Sr., RRT, RPFT, FAARC, and oxygen expert Ryan Diesem. The first part can be ...

I remember my first outing with my Philips Respironics SimplyGo portable oxygen concentrator (POC) like it was yesterday. The reason I remember it now is because it’ll soon be time to use it again for ...

Dupixent (dupilumab) — a medication initially approved for exzema — was found to significantly reduce the number of disease exacerbations and to improve lung function in people with chronic ...