Corticosteroid Response and Smoking Status in Asthmatics
Do smoking asthmatics benefit less from corticosteroid treatment than those who've never smoked?
Category : Lung Health : Health & Medical
How to Relieve Shortness of Breath Due to Lung Cancer
Lung cancer interferes with lung function, making it hard to breathe. Shortness of breath is a very uncomfortable symptom. You can do several things to improve your breathing while treating your lung cancer that can easily be done on your own.
Pleurisy-Overview
Is this topic for you?This topic provides information about pleurisy, which usually results in chest pain. If you have chest pain that concerns you and that your doctor does not know about, see the topic Chest Pain.What is pleurisy?Pleurisy is swelling (inflammation) of the thin layers of tissue (pl
Oxygen Therapy: Using Oxygen at Home
If you need oxygen therapy at home,it is important to learn how to use it and take care of your equipment. This information will help you get the most from your oxygen therapy. Key points Breathing extra oxygen can help you feel better and lead a more active life. You can travel even though you use
Asthma Therapy for Children Under 5 Years of Age
Guidelines do not address the right approach in pharmacological treatment of wheezing in infants and preschool children. This paper reviews diagnostic approaches and treatment options.
Comparing New Treatments for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Which two treatments show the most beneficial effects for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
COPD Health Center – Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
WebMD’s COPD Health Center provides in-depth information on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease including symptoms, causes, treatment options, diagnosis, and tests.
Approaches to Slowing the Progression of COPD
The introductory article in the May 2002 supplement of Chest is appropriately titled, "COPD in 2001: A Major Challenge for Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Industry, and Society".
Management of Interstitial Lung Disease in Elderly Patients
What are the ageing-associated risks for developing interstitial lung disease?
Pneumonia-Topic Overview
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can make you very sick. You may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. For most people, pneumonia can be treated at home. It often clears up in 2 to 3 weeks.
COPD Directories
Find all topics related to COPD at WebMD.
Autoimmune Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
Coexisting pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema could be a red flag. Find out why.
Pulmonary Embolism-Other Treatment
Learn how vena cava filters may be used in treating pulmonary embolism.
Deep Breathing Exercises for Light-Headedness
When people have an attack of anxiety or experience extreme physical pain, they sometimes get very quick, shallow breaths. This rapid breathing, called hyperventilation, floods the blood with more oxygen than it usually accommodates. When this glut of oxygen reaches the brain, it can cause dizzines
PAH Mortality and Morbidity: Efficacy of Macitentan
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine gauges the efficacy of newly FDA-approved macitentan on pulmonary arterial hypertension.
How May Qigong Help People With Cancer?
Qigong for cancer is an old practice worldwide, but relatively new in the United States. What are the benefits and how can you get started?
Detection of Air Trapping in COPD by Low Frequency Ultrasound
Is low frequency ultrasound an efficacious method for screening in COPD?
COPD: Using Exercise to Feel Better
Key pointsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often makes it difficult to breathe, which in turn may limit how active you are and how much you exercise. However, it is important to remain active and exercise when you have COPD. Activity and exercise can:Build muscle strength. This will ...
Oxygen Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Oxygen treatment increases the amount of oxygen that flows into the lungs and into the bloodstream, may improve shortness of breath, and prolongs survival of some people who have severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Oxygen treatment may be given using several delivery systems, ...
Putting Health Status Guided COPD Management to the Test
Can a 10 item health status questionnaire improve health status and classical COPD outcomes like exacerbation frequency, patient satisfaction and health care utilization?