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COPD Takes its Toll - UK site about the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An extensive look at this disease.
Canadian Lung Association - A patient's resource about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Covers in detail, living with lung disease, learning about the lungs and improving air quality. A separate section about the organization.
RespHealthSite - Information for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and treatments.
Chest Medicine Online - Definition, causes, and treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
eMedicine Health - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of COPD.
General Practice Notebook - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Clinically-oriented information on the different types.
WebMD Inc. - A look at emphysema with an introduction, a look at the symptoms, causes and treatments.
COPD - Support groups, forums, medications, news, and research information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Eloquium - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, facts, glossary and journalism awards, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Germany.
COPD Conferences - International Multidisciplinary Meeting on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Find the annual dates, locations, program, and register online.

Lifestyle diseases - Lifestyle diseases (also called diseases of longevity or diseases of civilization) are diseases that appear to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people live longer. They include Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nephritis or chronic renal failure, osteoporosis, acne, stroke, depression and obesity.
Duoneb - Duoneb is a combination of two bronchodilators, Albuterol Sulphate and Ipratropium Bromide. It is used to treat symptoms (ie, bronchospasms) in patients with lung disease (ie, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD).
Air trapping - Air trapping (or gas trapping) is an abnormal retention of air in the lungs after expiration. It is observed in obstructive lung diseases such as asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Recurrent airway obstruction - Recurrent Airway Obstruction, also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder or broken wind is a respiratory disease in horses. Also known as heaves.
Metered-dose inhaler - A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that helps deliver a specific amount of medication to the lungs. It is commonly used to treat asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other respiratory problems.