When you mention someone with emphysema you might picture an older person, strapped to an oxygen tank as punishment for their years of heavy smoking. This is true in some cases, but what many people don’t know is that there is a gene for emphysema. This condition, called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, is a rare genetic […]
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Emphysema is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is characterized by long term shortness of breath, severe shortness of breath on exertion, wheezing and sometimes coughing, when emphysema is accompanied by another form of COPD, which is bronchitis and asthma. When emphysema is advanced or is exacerbated by another chronic lung disease, […]
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Oct
What is COPD? And how do you recognize it and begin to treat or prevent it? These 2 issues are very common for most people, but for those living with COPD it’s a very unfortunate thing. Here’s what you need to know about COPD to help protect your family. COPD is a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary […]
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May
May
Most of my sources indicate that a cough is considered chronic if it has lasted eight or more weeks. However, if you have a cough for more than two weeks, you definitely want to see your doctor 1. Chronic cough can be serious and even fatal, so you may want to take this troublesome symptom […]
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May
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, may have many similarities as far as symptoms are concerned, but they are very different conditions in terms of onset and reversibility. What is COPD? COPD is a term that refers to two respiratory diseases: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. As one of the leading causes of death […]