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COPD Associated With Increased Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment

A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults was associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially MCI of skills other than memory, and the greatest risk was among patients who had COPD for more than five years according to a study in JAMA. Balwinder...

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Acupuncture Can Help COPD

Could help COPD! Acupuncture appears to help the labored breathing that accompanies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Japanese investigators tracked 68 COPD patients over a 12-week period. Half of the participants received acupuncture plus daily medication, while the other half was assigned to a placebo in which the acupuncture needles...

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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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