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Knowridge Science Report15h
Women face higher risk of COPD, even without smoking, study finds
One surprising finding was that many women with COPD had never smoked cigarettes—26.5% of women with COPD had never smoked, ...
Smoking doesn't explain greater COPD risk for women
"In fact, women had a nearly identical increase in risk of COPD for every 10 pack-years of cigarette use when compared with ...
Women Have Higher COPD Rates Despite Smoking Less — Here’s What Might Be Causing It
A new study reveals women are nearly 50 per cent more likely to develop COPD than men, despite smoking less. Published in BMJ ...
Managed Healthcare Executive21h
A Conversation With Naftali Kaminski, M.D., Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Yale School of Medicine
Kaminski and his colleagues were pioneers in applying high-throughput, genome-scale transcript profiling to advanced lung ...
Controlling Asthma and COPD: A Unified Approach
Asthma and COPD are conditions that need timely treatment. Promoting greater awareness of respiratory diseases, encouraging ...
South Wales Argus22h
Jailed paedophile Frederick Heard had dementia and COPD
Frederick Heard, 87, from Ringland in Newport, died from pneumonia at Parc Prison in Bridgend on August 9, 2019. Heard, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dementia, did ...
HealthDay on MSN23h
Women Have Higher Risk for COPD Than Men, Regardless of Smoking History
Among adults aged 40 years and older, women have an increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...