COPD Research

26 Oct Substances and Activities That Can Trigger COPD Flare-ups: A Survey

Posted at 06:06h in Air Quality, Allergy, Better Breathing, COPD Research, Infections & Pneumonia 1 Comment

Patients and their medical care providers have known for some time that environmental factors can trigger a COPD flare-up, but...

19 Oct Does COPD Discriminate Against Women? Differences in COPD Between the Sexes

Posted at 05:59h in COPD Research, Smoking Cessation 3 Comments

You’d think that a disease would not discriminate between men and women, but COPD does. The manifestations of COPD, both...

28 Sep Drop in Teen Use of e-Cigarettes Seems to Correlate with Drop in Teen Smoking

Posted at 06:52h in Air Quality, Better Breathing, COPD Research, Smoking Cessation 1 Comment

Good news: The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) reports that tobacco use nationwide dropped to a new low last year,...

21 Sep If You’re Considering Stem Cell Treatment for Your COPD, Be Careful!

Posted at 06:40h in COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies 7 Comments

You’ve probably seen the ads or the comments on Facebook or blogs: “You should try stem cell therapy for your...

14 Sep Does Self-Management Education Improve COPD Patient Outcomes?

Posted at 06:15h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Other Lung Therapies 0 Comments

Recently the Quebec Respiratory Health Education Network conducted a study to determine if a self-management education program with coaching will...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

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