Many to climb Austin skyscraper for lung disease

Lung disease is something that affects everyone at some point in their life, whether it's asthma, bronchitis or lung cancer. This weekend hundreds will hit the stairs inside one of Austin's tallest buildings to help in the prevention, control and cure of lung disease. Miss Austin, Callie Thompson, and chair of the Fight for Air Climb, Mary Partridge ,spoke to KVUE about the event. It will take ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Associated Health-Care Resource Use--North Carolina, 2007 and 2009 [From the ...

JAMA . 2012;307(18):1905-1908. doi: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a progressive condition in which airflow becomes limited, making it difficult to breathe.

Obstruction ahead!

What do the revised GOLD guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mean for patients and respiratory specialists?

Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer

One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee...

Elevation Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 2b Results for EP-101 for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive ...

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of new aerosol therapies for patients with respiratory diseases, announced today ...