Chronic bronchitis was also associated with increased mortality in studies that defined chronic bronchitis as the presence of any respiratory symptoms (HR = 1.28; 95% CI, 1.1-1.48) and in all ...

Regarding particle pollution, the EPA states that studies have linked exposure to a range of health effects, including ...

The diagnosis was chronic bronchitis, which affects nine million Americans. It can come from smoking, vaping, airborne chemicals and pollution. Tinsley had been a long-time smoker.

For chronic bronchitis patients like Lawrence, daily life tends to involve an endless stream of antibiotics, steroids or both. Even with treatment, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a degenerative lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs and difficulty breathing. About 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with ...

Non-obstructive chronic bronchitis (CB) is associated with an increased risk of mortality, but only in ever-smokers, not in those who never smoked, the first systematic review and meta-analysis of ...

—A recent study analyzed patients with COPD in order to identify characteristics that could differentiate those with the chronic bronchitis phenotype. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of ...

ALTON — Coughing occasionally during the course of a day is normal. But if it lasts for several days, there’s a good chance it could be bronchitis, which is inflammation of the breathing ...

A research team has shown that exposure to air pollution during childhood is directly associated with bronchitis symptoms as an adult. To date, many investigations have established air pollution ...

Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.