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Study links poor sleep to increased risk of COPD flare-ups
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Study links poor sleep to increased risk of COPD flare-ups

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The risk for these flare-ups—sudden bouts of worsening breathing—was 25% to...