Vitamin D Won't Help Most COPD Patients: Study

TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements don't seem to help most patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study by Belgian investigators.

Allergies Flare Up In Warm Winter Weather

Forget the flu, this winter is all about the wheeze. Asthma and allergy sufferers need snow and cold to eliminate mold and breathing problems. Cases of respiratory illnesses like bronchitis are spiking this season. When the air temperature changes abruptly like it has done the whole month of January, sinus pressure and breathing troubles worsen.

Study: Vitamin D Has No Clear Benefit for COPD Patients

Much hope has been pinned on vitamin D to cure, prevent, or treat a host of diseases, including the lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). New research, however, may dash some of this enthusiasm for people with COPD, an umbrella name for chronic lung diseases including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Anna undergoes medical tests at Medanta Medicity

The 74-year-old activist was treated for acute bronchitis at a hospital in Mumbai earlier this month

GSK and Theravance Announce Initial Outcomes From Pivotal Phase III Studies for Once-Daily Relovair(TM)* in COPD and ...

LONDON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- - GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. today announced the completion of the phase III registration programme for the once-daily investigational medicine Relovair™* ...