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View Post: What medical terms might my doctor use that relates to emphysema?
21 minutes ago by Editor  
Other conditions besides emphysema that cause difficulty in breathing could be early stage (or any stage) of lung cancer, COPD chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (i think that's the correct name), asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia. ...
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View Post: COPD Awareness check
Battling For Health
23 Nov 2009 by Raquel   ...
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View Post: Liver for LuLu
8 hours ago by The House that James Built  
Alpha-1 is the most common known risk factor for emphysema and COPD. About 3% of all people diagnosed with COPD may have undetected Alpha-1. Alpha-1 can lead to liver disease. The most serious liver diseases are cirrhosis and liver ...
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View Post: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
23 Nov 2009 by Currie, Graeme P  
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an all too common lung condition which varies markedly in severity between individuals. The term COPD covers conditions such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and around 80% of cases ...
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View Post: Irish Press Releases - Irish Press Releases » *Call for increased ...
17 Nov 2009 by Administrator  
Dr. Terry O'Connor, Respiratory Physician, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, and newly appointed president of the Irish Thoracic Society, commented; “COPD is an umbrella term for two diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, ...
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View Post: HEALTH: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
15 Nov 2009 by admin  
COPD encompasses two important diseases: Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis is inflamed and narrowed airways that make breathing difficult; so that the patient is left breathless. In emphysema the lungs are enlarged ...
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View Post: Today is World COPD Day - More than Medicine
18 Nov 2009 by Patty, GSK Communications  
COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease--a progressive, life-threatening lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. People with COPD have airflow obstruction, which leads to the hallmark symptoms of COPD: ...
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View Post: Gaining a better picture of lung disease ( Chronic obstructive ...
20 Nov 2009
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory disease commonly known as chronic bronchitis or emphysema, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. 600 million people live with COPD and while researchers have yet to ...
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View Post: How I Reversed My Mom's Emphysema: Emphysema/ COPD: Is This ...
11 Nov 2009 by Ponce de Leon  
An actual account of my mother's struggles and ongoing recovery from emphysema/COPD. After realizing the medical industry had absolutely no viable answers or cures for this disease, I began a 4 year, 6500 hour research sabbatical to try ...
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