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The International Journal of COPD has published the review, “The role of microparticles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”. As corresponding author Dr. Kubo says “Endothelial damage is believed to affect the pathophysiology of COPD, however, the influence of COPD exacerbation on the endothelium is not clearly understood. In this manuscript, we evaluated the influence of…

Exercise might help reduce the risk of hospital readmission in people with a progressive lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.   “Our findings suggest that regular physical activity could buffer the stresses of hospitalization,” said study author Huong Nguyen, of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and…

Reuters Health reports that mold exposure in the home raises the risk of asthma symptoms, researchers found.  Men were especially vulnerable after recent exposure to visible mold.   “The mold exposure that we were talking about is the typical mold that we all see in our homes from time to time, that is, mold that…

It isn’t rocket science that parents should not be smoking at home with children that suffer from asthma.  A new study finds, that secondhand smoke may be counteracting the effects of the child’s asthma treatment.   The study, published in the journal Chest, finds that the oxidants in cigarette smoke were shown to be capable…