Retired fire captain Shawn M. Graves celebrates the 8-year anniversary of his life-saving double lung transplant at University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½. Graves, who was diagnosed with COPD, credits his transplant...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a degenerative lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs and difficulty breathing. About 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with COPD, but...
An occasional cough helps clear irritants and secretions from your lungs and prevents infection. But if you develop a chronic cough that persists for weeks, you should find out if...
In a finding that could lead to better treatment of smoking-related lung diseases, scientists are reporting that about half of current or former smokers with normal lung function have respiratory...
"Star Trek" legend Leonard Nimoy once described himself as an "Olympic championship smoker." When he was diagnosed with Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease last year it had been 30 years since...
