Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

New chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study findings have been reported from University of California

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 24th, 2008

"Several occupational exposures adversely affect lung function. This study reports the influence of continued occupational dust and fume exposures on the rate of decline of lung function in participants with early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) studied in a population-based study," researchers in the United States report.

"Subjects consisted of S,724 participants in the Lung Health Study, a multicenter study of smoking cessation and anticholinergic bronchodilator administration in smokers with early COPD (3,592 men; 2,132 women). Average post-bronchodilator FEV1 at entry was 78.4% predicted for men and 78.2% predicted for women; all participants had an...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-01-24)

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