Viagra: A Possible Treatment for COPD?

According to the 2009 Johns Hopkins White Papers on Lung Disorders, Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, is being investigated as a possible treatment for people with COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a progressive lung disorder uaually caused by smoking.

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Recent study showed that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD increase their risk of pneumonia by taking help of anti-inflammatory inhalers.

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Should The Military Be Tobacco-Free?

The crawl on the bottom of Fox News Channel informed me that a study commissioned by the military has found that the military should phase out tobacco use over the next 20 years.

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When it comes to differences between men and women, lungs may not be the first thing that comes to mind.

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Awesome, scary, important explanation, plus link with photos of smokers' lungs. There are over 4000 chemical compounds in cigarette smoke, irritants, causing inflammation in every tissue: the vocal cords, windpipe, bronchial tree, and lung sacs.

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A substance found in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease, research suggests.

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For Jean Rommes, the crisis came five years ago, on a Monday morning when she had planned to go to work but wound up in the hospital, barely able to breathe. She was 59, the president of a small company in Iowa.

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Millions of people with respiratory diseases have relied on oxygen equipment, delivered to their homes, to help them breathe.

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A new analysis that compares two common inhalers for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) finds that one reduces respiratory-related hospitalizations and respiratory deaths, but the other -- which is prescribed in the majority of cases -- increases …

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