COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Latest News
• Nutritional Changes Ineffective in Lung Disease (03/08/2001, Reuters)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

General/Overviews

• American Lung Association Fact Sheet: COPD (American Lung Association)
• COPD What Is It? (National Emphysema Foundation)

Anatomy/Physiology

• Lungs in Health and Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - links to PDF file

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchitis (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Emphysema (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases, Obstructive (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Bronchiectasis (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials
• Clinical Trials: Bronchitis (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials
• Clinical Trials: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Coping

• Around the Clock with COPD (American Lung Association)
• Traveling with Oxygen: Planning is Key (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Bronchoscopy (American College of Chest Physicians)
• Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)

Disease Management

• Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• Respiratory Home Health Care (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• Save Your Breath America! Advice for Patients with Asthmatic Bronchitis, Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema (National Lung Health Education Program)

Nutrition

• Eating Right: Tips for the COPD Patient (American Association for Respiratory Care)

Rehabilitation

• Exercising Safely with COPD (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Team Approach to Improving the Quality of Life (American College of Chest Physicians)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• A1AD Related Emphysema (American Lung Association)
• Acute Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Chronic Bronchitis (American Lung Association)
• Every Breath You Take: Preventing and Treating Emphysema (Food and Drug Administration)
• Minority Lung Disease Data - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (American Lung Association)
• Understanding Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Treatment

• American Lung Association Fact Sheet on Oxygen Therapy (American Lung Association)
• Metered-Dose Inhaler Information - Frequently Asked Questions (Food and Drug Administration)

Organizations

• American Lung Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Lung Health Education Program

Statistics

• COPD (Graphs) (American Lung Association) - links to PDF file
• FASTATS: Bronchitis (National Center for Health Statistics)
• FASTATS: COPD (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema: Morbidity and Mortality (American Lung Association) - links to PDF file

Children

• Bronchiolitis (Nemours Foundation)

Español/Spanish

• Bronquitis Crónica (American Lung Association)
• Enfisema (American Lung Association)
• Gripe (American Lung Association)