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Gene Research Banned Inhalers Change Asthma COPD Treatment Options
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ContributorNetwork - U.S. Researchers are using genetics to explain why some asthma sufferers do not respond well to steroid inhalers, the most common form of asthma treatment. Over-the-counter inhalers that use CFCs have also been banned. Here are some facts about asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and their treatment.
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COPD Disease Pulmonary Obstructive Chronic

As the thermostat goes up, COPD symptoms may worsen

High indoor temperatures appear to worsen symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, particularly in homes that also have high levels of air pollutants, according to new research. Ref. Source 2u.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - COPD Health & Special Psychology

Copd: What causes the lungs to lose their ability to heal?

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the patients' lungs lose their ability to repair damages on their own. Scientists now have a new idea as to why this might be so.They blame the molecule Wnt5a for this problem. Ref. Source 3x.

COPD Disease Pulmonary Obstructive Chronic

Almost 100 million adults have COPD in China. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6 percent of the country's adult population -- almost 100 million people -- suffering from the chronic lung disease, according to a new study. The study, which provided lung-function screenings for more than 50,990 participants, is the largest survey of COPD across age groups ever conducted in China. Source 5r.