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In COPD, Exercise Training Carries Some Weight

—A recent analysis showed multiple benefits associated with exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including better endothelial function. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, ...
Healio

Early exercise training benefits hospitalized adults with COPD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise capacity and physical function improved in patients hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation with use of ...
News Medical

Widespread inhaler misuse in COPD patients: Need for training

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterized by loss of lung elasticity, which leads to dysfunctional gaseous exchange. COPD is the third leading cause of ...
Medical Xpress

Walking helps COPD sufferers breathe easy

Something as simple as a walk can help people diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), research has shown. The multidisciplinary study, involving researchers from Curtin University ...
European Medical Journal

Exercise Improves Small Airway Function in COPD

A 12-week exercise programme improved small airway function, exercise capacity, and respiratory symptoms in patients with ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Inspiratory Muscle Training May Be an Option for Patients Who Decline Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

While pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an evidence-based and cost-effective treatment for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), uptake of and compliance with this intervention has ...
Nursing Times

GPs should fund nurse COPD training

GPs should fund training for practice nurses to deliver the national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease strategy, according to a leading health educator. The long awaited national strategy for COPD ...
Medindia

Urban Training Intervention Improves Physical Activity in COPD Patients

The key strategy to fight against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is to increase physical activity, reveals a new study. The study was published in European Respiratory Journal, the Urban ...
Morningstar%2c Inc.

On the Line for Lung Health: Telephone Training Helps COPD Patients Perfect Inhaler Use

Humana Healthcare Research and University of Chicago Medicine study highlights promise of improving respiratory care through remote learning. A new study published in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...
aafp.org

Tuberculosis, COPD, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, Burns, Sepsis

Health care professionals should be assessed for tuberculosis (TB) risk with baseline TB testing and confirmation of positive results in low-risk individuals according to the Centers for Disease ...
Nature

National survey on the roles and training of primary care respiratory nurses in the UK in 2006: are we making progress?

To describe nurse-led UK general practice asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care, and the training undertaken to support it. 382 nurses (76%) completed the practice ...