Using e-cigarettes, often called vaping, significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a U.S. study suggests. People who used e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid that typically contains nicotine to produce an inhalable aerosol, alone were more than twice as likely to develop…

Exposure to certain air pollution gases — pollutants called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), especially benzene and toluene — significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among adults in the U.S., according to a new study. Indeed, one statistical model found COPD risk was three times higher…

People who get more vitamin E from their diet may be less likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an analysis suggests. Findings indicate that vitamin E supplementation may help in preventing COPD, but more research is needed to confirm this, researchers note. The study “…

A new campaign will highlight the ways certain jobs, including those related to mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, can increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Long-term exposure to dust, chemicals, fumes, and vapors in the workplace may all lead to COPD, said the American Lung…

Lower vitamin D levels in the blood are associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially among smokers, according to a study looking at U.K. data. Adults with COPD who had lower vitamin D levels before their diagnosis were also at an increased mortality…

People with diabetes or prediabetes are at an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recent study conducted in the U.K. A longer period of living with diabetes or a history of smoking further increases those odds. Among people who develop COPD, those who…

Prompt treatment with Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate) after a moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation can lower the risk of a future worsening episodes. That’s according to data by AstraZeneca, which markets Breztri Aerosphere, in the late-breaking abstract, “Exacerbations and Real-world Outcomes…

Being exposed to pesticides at work increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a large U.K.-based study has found. This was true regardless of whether people smoked or had asthma; smoking and asthma are both known risk factors for COPD. “Focused preventive strategies for workers exposed…

Female nurses who worked in operating rooms (ORs) for 15 years or more are up to 69% more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than those who never served in an OR, according to a large-scale study from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Causing…

Use of chemical disinfectants might increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in nurses, a study suggests. The study, “Association of Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants With Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among US Female Nurses,” was published in the journal JAMA Network…