Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Questions & Answers

• Question - Can cancer be treated as aggressively if you have COPD?

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• Question - What drugs are used to treat cardiac problems and COPD?

  What drugs are used to treat COPD and other cardiac problems? The drugs used to treat COPD and various cardiac problems are often quite different.

• Question - What kind of financial aid programs are available to full-time caregivers?

  You might get paid to take of your spouse by the Cash and Counseling or similar state program for people with low income and assets.

• Question - What is the life expectancy for someone with advanced congestive heart failure?

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News

• News - New Guideline Targets Treatment of Stable COPD

  MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical...

• News - Drug Combo Halves Death Risk for Severe COPD Patients

  FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering...

• News - Blacks Awaiting Lung Transplants Face Poorer Outcomes

  FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks awaiting...

• News - Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing

  FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- A computer program...

• News - Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions

  WEDNESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Simple patient...

• News - Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk

  TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- A common genetic...

• News - Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD

  THURSDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- In people suffering...

• News - Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab

  FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Taking creatine...

• News - Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss

  FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug therapy...

• News - Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk

  FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new lung cancer...