Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease News and Articles

Featured Article Healthy Lungs and the Effects of COPD If you were to look at a slice of a normal lung with the naked eye, you would find that it looks like a sponge and is filled with tiny bubbles or holes. If you were to take that same slice of lung and look at it under a microscope, you would find that around each bubble are many intricate blood vessels. It is these blood vessels that give the lungs a large surface to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. This principle of gas exchange is the purpose of the lungs. Read more about how healthy lungs work.			Blogs
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New COPD Treatments and ResearchCOPD research is continuing to advance. Learn about new COPD research and new COPD treatments.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prognosis and StagesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prognosis is affected by COPD stages. Learn about COPD prognosis.
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How to Cope with COPDLiving with COPD can be made easier through lifestyle, diet and exercise changes. Get tips for coping with COPD.
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