Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a program designed to enhance self-care and lead to more seamless management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults successfully reduced rates of emergency room visits and hospitalization, and the burdensome symptoms and limitations caused by the condition. Micrograph showing emphysema (left – large empty spaces) and lung...
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Benzodiazepines in patients with COPD and PTSD may increase suicide risk
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY Oct. 12, 2018–Long-term use of benzodiazepine medications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, as well as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may lead to increased suicide risk, according to a study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. IMAGE: COMORBID COPD AND PTSD PATIENTS TREATED FOR LONG PERIOD WITH BENZOS AT INCREASED SUICIDE RISK. CREDIT: ATS In “Risks of Benzodiazepines in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...
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Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
GALVESTON, Texas -Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease progression of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The paper is currently available in Chronic Respiratory Disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is predicted by the World Health Organization to be the third-leading cause of...
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Autoimmunity plays role in development of COPD, study finds
Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study led by Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center that analyzed human genome information stored in Vanderbilt’s DNA biobank. Micrograph showing emphysema (left – large empty spaces) and lung tissue with relative preservation of the alveoli (right)....
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Cannabis does not improve breathlessness during exercise in patients with advanced COPD
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY July 27, 2018–Inhaled vaporized cannabis does not appear to improve or worsen exercise performance and activity-related breathlessness in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized controlled trial published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. IMAGE: CANNABIS NEITHER IMPROVES NOR WORSENS BREATHLESSNESS IN PEOPLE WITH ADVANCED...
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Blood biomarker can help predict disease progression in patients with COPD
Protective effects of azithromycin treatment in patients highlight the clinical utility of measuring telomere length, according to a new study in the journal CHEST® Glenview, IL, July 12, 2018 – Some patients with COPD demonstrate signs of accelerated aging. In a new study published in the journal CHEST® researchers report that measuring blood telomeres, a marker of aging of cells,...
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Protective effect of CD9 and CD81 in COPD and accelerated aging
Simultaneous deletion of tetraspanins CD9/CD81 in mice progressively exhibits a variety of accelerating aging phenotypes such as cataracts, osteoporosis, emphysema, skin atrophy, muscle atrophy, and shorter survival. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease that causes obstructed airflow, and it is expected to be the third leading cause of death globally by 2030....
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COPD now afflicts more women than men in US
Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard—and bought into the idea—that puffing on a cigarette was sophisticated, modern, even liberating. No one suspected it would make them more than equal to men in suffering a choking, life-shortening lung disease. “Everybody smoked. It was the cool thing to do,” said Cousins, who...
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Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD
Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is an area of interest for pulmonary healthcare providers. Currently, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is used where available to improve exercise capacity and quality of life, but the treatment requires access to trained staff and specialized facilities. A new study in the journal CHEST looked at Tai Chi as...
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University of Cincinnati researcher receives US patent for potential COPD treatment
A researcher in the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has been granted a U.S. patent for a potential treatment for a pulmonary infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The treatment, known as AB569, was developed in the lab of Daniel Hassett, Ph.D., a professor in the...