Vitamin D Doesn't Help Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by diseases such as Bronchitis and Emphysema, where breathing becomes more difficult as the airways are inflamed, blocked with mucus and ultimately permanently damaged. The problem is usually caused by cigarette smoking, although exposure to industrial chemicals, pollutants or smoke inhalation may also be involved...

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.

Vitamin D doesn't ease lung disease symptoms: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of people with moderate or severe lung disease, taking large amounts of vitamin D was not linked to any symptom relief, researchers from Belgium report. Prior research suggested that up to three quarters of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are deficient in the vitamin. So it was thought that giving them extra vitamin D ...

Breathing method promises to treat chronic diseases

MANILA, Philippines - A breathing method developed more than 50 years ago promises to treat chronic diseases, or those that last for more than three months.

Vitamin D won't ease COPD symptoms: Study

Will supplements help vitamin D-deficient patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Study yields surprising results