Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Both conditions share similar symptoms. Understanding their ...

Asthma and COPD may look similar but differ in causes, symptoms, and treatment. Learn how to tell them apart and protect your lung health early. (Image: Pexels) Asthma is predominantly an allergic or ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- Nearly 24 million adults live with COPD, while 25 million people are affected by asthma. The symptoms might seem identical. How do you tell which one you have? One difference is that ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer. Mrs. Sweet is a 51-year-old woman who presents to your office with the chief complaint of shortness of breath and ...

A high-pitched whistling sound when you breathe is the first tip-off that air is fighting to make its way into or out of your lungs. That sound is aptly named wheezing, and it is something that people ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Coughing, shortness of breath, anxiety and wheezing could signal several diseases. In particular, they are symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and asthma. The ...

Coughing, shortness of breath, anxiety and wheezing could signal several diseases. In particular, they are symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and asthma. These are some ways ...