Tag: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD Patients Can Improve Condition with Physical Activity

New research shows a combination of exercise classes and confidence-building programs can lead to an increase in physical activity for COPD patients. Researchers from Michigan and Illinois enrolled 49 COPD patients into three groups.ξ One group engaged in upper-body resistance exercises with the self-confidence-building program. One group did upper-body resistance...

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Oxygen Therapy for COPD Has Other Consequences

Individuals on long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been found to face greater risk of death from other diseases, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Researchers enrolled 7,600 patients who had oxygen therapy and studied them...

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