Do inhaled corticosteroids elevate risk for pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Several clinical trials, observational studies, and meta-analyses suggest that they do ...

Summary. Exacerbations of COPD are common and can be detrimental to both patient health and health care costs. Corticosteroids are recommended by consensus guidelines for patients during ...

Discover how moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can reduce exacerbations and corticosteroid use in COPD patients on dual ...

Alexander Mathioudakis, MD, PhD, clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine at The University of Manchester, discusses insights from the FLAME trial analysis and the ICS-RECODE meta-analysis.

Marketed in the past by AstraZeneca as Pulmicort, budesonide is an off-patent inhaled steroid and could be used ... with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were surprisingly ...

Many people with COPD can control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines each day. But inhaled medicines may not offer enough relief for people who also have high levels of a type of white ...

One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD but, alarmingly, only half of them ...

but it also can be very helpful in COPD, so it has to be prescribed properly.” Ms Bishop asked that people who use inhalers bring them along “so we can show them how to best use them and check ...

Winter is prime time for COPD. You can’t get rid of the disease, but treatment can improve quality of life.Key takeaways:COPD ...

An estimated 30 million Americans are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but surprisingly, only 17 million have received a diagnosis. Texas alone accounts for 1.2 million of ...

A combination of lifestyle changes, pulmonary rehab, and treatments like bronchodilators and corticosteroids can help COPD patients live as fully and well as possible.

As many Brits are falling ill with seasonal illnesses a doctor revealed how to tell what is causing your cough ...