Hospitalization rate based on changes in physical activity in people with COPD
Emphasis in this study by researchers in Spain was on walking, the most common form of physical activity.
Improvement in symptoms with acupuncture treatment of COPD
Last year, the Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guidelines, advised there was insufficient evidence to support the routine use of...
Treating COPD with vitamin D
Low vitamin D levels are associated with reduced lung function (FEV1), impaired immunologic control, and increased airway inflammation. Many patients...
Limits of CAM: Dyspnea in patients with COPD
Dyspnea (difficulty breathing) is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its severity and magnitude increase as the...
Lack of effect of an Echinacea cocktail on exacerbations of COPD
Upper respiratory tract infections frequently exacerbate chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers in Indonesia and Switzerland evaluated the effect of Echinacea...
Effects of retirement on chronic disease
An international group of researchers looked for changes in the risk of chronic diseases, depressive symptoms, and fatigue.
Association between soy and COPD
Researchers from Japan and Australia investigated the relationship between soy consumption and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Adverse effects of non-medical cannabis
For over 2 decades, cannabis (marijuana) has been the most widely used illicit drug by young people in high-income countries,...
Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation on COPD
It improves quality of life even in patients with less-advanced cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers from Maastricht...
Reviewing pomegranate research
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told POM Wonderful that their UK billboard showing a bottle of pomegranate juice and a...
Growing evidence supports garlic to treat hepatopulmonary syndrome
It occurs in up to 20% of patients with cirrhosis of the liver and should be considered in anyone who...
Effects of marijuana on lung function
Some changes were reported in this study by researches at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand. But what...
Heart effects of alternate nostril breathing
Researchers at Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu measured the physiological effects of Nadi Sodhana (alternate nostril breathing).
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CAM options to treat pain at the end of life
Of the many symptoms experienced by those at the end of life, pain is one of the most common, feared,...
Marijuana and the risk of COPD
Researchers from Canada and the US studied the effects of marijuana and tobacco on the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases.
Breathing training for asthma patients
 Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in the UK report that it has benefits, but doesn’t change the underlying disease.
Music helps breathing in people with COPD
Get out your MP3 player if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As the researchers from the University of...
Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation
After 6 months, twice as many smokers who chose hypnotherapy remained smoke free compared to those going “cold turkey,” according...
Christopher Columbus and the CAM connection
The connection, of course, is bromelain, which comes from pineapples.