The study highlighted the significant benefits of long-term oxygen therapy in reducing total and hospitalized acute ...

The epidemiology of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reviewed with particular reference to the definition, frequency, time course, natural history and seasonality, and ...

is a common cause of death and disability, little is known about the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and race–ethnicity on health outcomes. Methods The aim of this study is to determine the ...

In acute infective exacerbation of chronic bronchitis ... cause of death and the fifth most common cause of disability in the world by 2020. [1] COPD has a very complex pathogenesis, in which ...

2010;67(13):1061-1069. Considering all of the data and their limitations, questions still remain regarding the optimal treatment of COPD exacerbations. The data of deJong et al. [30] showed no ...

According to NICE, exacerbations or ‘flare-ups’ caused by COPD – an acute worsening of symptoms – are the second most common cause of emergency hospital admissions, accounting for one in ...

In its phase 3 ENHANCE programme, the drug was shown to reduce exacerbation rate and ... for approval in the EU last month. COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide, killing more than ...

sghms.ac.uk Background: The magnitude and time course of effect of an acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB) on health status are not known. Data from the GLOBE study, a randomised double ...

Indacaterol is an inhaled long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist used to relax bronchial smooth muscle and improve symptoms ...

Sanofi's respiratory pipeline advances with new data in asthma and plans for new clinical studies in COPD New phase 2 data for amlitelimab show efficacy in heterogeneous inflammatory asthmaLunsekimig ...

In recent winters, doctors have warned of a potential “tripledemic”—a surge of three major respiratory illnesses at once. One ...

Major study shows that adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection face a 2.7-fold higher ...