Here's what causes bronchitis, how the illness usually spreads and how you can treat symptoms if it affects you or a loved one.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD, is a growing medical problem that literally takes your breath away. A possible treatment for one form of COPD ...

A history of tuberculosis (TB) and a history of chronic bronchitis were associated with an increased risk for lung cancer in individuals who had never smoked, whereas asthma had a positive, ...

§ Studies in which clinical cure rate was measured; clinical success rate was analyzed in the majority of the studies. A: Amoxicillin; AC: Amoxicillin and ...

Chronic bronchitis is characterized by recurring bouts of airway inflammation accompanied by a persistent cough and phlegm production. It's different from acute bronchitis, which typically develops ...

Chronic inflammation is the underlying mechanism that causes structural changes and the resulting symptoms of COPD. Variations in the airways and lung parenchyma cause physiologic changes that result ...

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 ...