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COPD
COPD symptoms are sometimes dismissed as a 'smoker's cough.' (About 50% to 90% of COPD cases are thought to be due to smoking.) The more you know about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of COPD, the better your chances of preventing COPD.
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Symptoms and Risks
- 10 Myths and Facts About COPDEveryone has heard of heart disease and cancer. But what about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD? All too often, people have never heard of this lung disease, or they think it is rare or not serious. Nothing could be further from the truth.
- 10 Worst Jobs for Your Lungs
- Can't Stop Coughing? 8 Possible Reasons
- What Is COPD?
- Coughing and Other COPD Symptoms
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Tests and Diagnosis
- Danica Patrick: How I Stay Healthy on the GoPatrick sat down with Health.com and discussed what it’s like to be a female in a man’s world, how she stays healthy on the road (and track), and why COPD is close to her heart.
- A Guide to COPD in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and Beyond
- Young and Short of Breath: Could It Be COPD?
- How to Prevent COPD Exacerbation
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How COPD Is Treated
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Living With COPD
- 12 Must-Know Facts About COPDShortness of breath can be a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung condition that an estimated 12 million Americans may have without knowing it. Even if you have heard of COPD, here are some surprising facts you may not know.
- My Smoker's Cough Turned Out to Be Emphysema
- I Coughed So Hard I Passed Out and Turned Blue
- I'm a Nonsmoker, But I Have Emphysema Due to a Rare Genetic Condition
- Celebrities With the Lung Disease COPD
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