Visit-to-visit FEV1 variation was found to be a mortality risk factor among 9/11 FDNY rescue and recovery workers.

Methods/Design: This is to be a randomized, multicentre, open-label clinical trial. A total of 444 smokers over 40 years of age will be recruited by 39 general practitioners from 22 health centers.

FEV1/FVC was significantly lower in young adults who had severe bronchiolitis during infancy vs those who did not. Severe bronchiolitis during infancy may contribute to irreversible airway obstruction ...

Smoking is the main cause of COPD, being associated with more than 80% of cases. According to a study by Fletcher et al., [2] 15 to 20% of smokers develop COPD, more recent studies [8, 9] arguing ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis of over 4.3 million adults shows e-cigarette use is associated with significantly higher odds ...

Dr Lea, Investigator within the NIHR Manchester BRC’s Respiratory Theme said: “As we compared cells from COPD patients with cells from smokers, we can see that this build-up of carbon is not a direct ...

“This research shows that people with COPD seem to gather a lot more carbon in their lung cells. These cells also look and ...

The study found that COPD patients’ alveolar macrophages — a type of lung cell that removes dust, particles and microorganisms from the lungs — contain more carbon than those of smokers. The ...

Since they first showed up in the 1980s, pellet grills have been bridging the gap between two approaches to outdoor cooking ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years. A British ...