—Is it asthma? Is it chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? In a genome-wide association study, researchers in the U.K. have determined signals that are associated with both diseases. Here are the ...

Background: Asthma and COPD can significantly affect patients and pose a substantial economic burden for both patients and managed-care plans. This study compares utilization outcomes in patients with ...

—According to findings of a large study of patient care in England and Wales, hospitalized patients with heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma have different ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. COPD exacerbations went down by 51% in patients with ...

Lead author Dr. Shawn Aaron, a senior scientist and lung specialist at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, described the research as "the world's first study to find people with ...

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 ...

Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD. That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the University of California, Davis.

A diagnostic algorithm was evaluated for its ability to gauge the presence of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in a new analysis. An asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Surprisingly, bitter taste receptors are not only located in the mouth, but also elsewhere in the body, including the airways. Activating those receptors opens up lung passageways, so they're a ...

Researchers report that as many as 70% of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma could be undiagnosed. They say that receiving a diagnosis and treatment can dramatically ...