(NAPSI)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 16 million Americans and can make even simple ...

A GNA Feature by Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Cape Town, April 6, GNA – For Madam Samaai, 69, every breath is a struggle, reflecting a growing burden of chronic respiratory diseases across Africa driven ...

Share on Pinterest The American Heart Association released updated dietary guidance suggesting that following 9 key steps may significantly improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of heart ...

Rival treatments had mixed results in the past AstraZeneca sees $3-5 billion peak annual sales for its drug Detailed results to be presented at upcoming medical conference Shares among biggest gainers ...

Adam Feuerstein, a senior writer and biotech columnist, is the author of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter about the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and ...

By now, as 1990 dawned a new decade, Welsh had studied cystic fibrosis for nearly 20 years, ever since medical school, when a pivotal patient screening pushed him to specialize in pulmonary medicine.

César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of unvaccinated communities. “That’s ridiculously infectious,” warned Dr.

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition in which your airways, or bronchi, widen permanently and become scarred. It may cause a persistent cough, large daily production of mucus (sputum or phlegm), ...

Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about medications, among other factors, and leads to increased ...

Heart disease prevention has historically focused on doing things like eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. But the American Heart Association (AHA) just released a scientific statement ...

ST. PAUL, Minin., Feb. 27 (UPI) --A team of U.S.-based scientists say they have developed a model using a "biological clock" to predict -- with just a simple blood test -- when someone is likely to ...