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A small study that tested vitamin D against a placebo in patients with chronic lung disease found that those getting the vitamin D could breathe better and exercise more than those on the dummy pills.

DENVER (MedPage Today) -- The six-minute walk test can accurately pick out COPD patients at increased risk of death, a researcher said here.

More than 90% of acutely ill individuals who are hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receive high doses of IV steroids even though lower-dose oral steroids may be just as effective, a study shows.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) benefited just as much from pulmonary rehabilitation as their thinner counterparts did, according to data from a large cohort study.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of nursing home residents in Taiwan with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be sensitized to a mold mite, researchers found.

An FDA committee said new data allay concerns about the risk of stroke and cardiovascular events previously associated with tiotropium (Spiriva), drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim said.

PITTSBURGH (MedPage Today) -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers warned.

NEW YORK -- Under an allocation system that was superseded three years ago, black patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were significantly less likely than whites to have a lung transplant, found a retrospective cohort study.