Prevention of COPD

Prevention of COPD:

Methods of prevention of COPD mentioned in various sources includes those listed below. This prevention information is gathered from various sources, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of COPD.

• Quit smoking

Unlabeled Medications to Prevent COPD:

Some of the unlabeled medications in the possible prevention of COPD may include:

• Fluticasone
• Advair
• Advair Diskus
• Flonase
• Flovent
• Flovent Diskus
• Flovent Rotadisc

Medical news about treatments for COPD

These medical news articles may be relevant to COPD treatment:

• Asthma diagnosis by using Aridol awaiting approval in Australia
• COPD and beneficial use of inhaled steroids
• COPD improved with cholesterol lowering agent
• More treatment news »

Cure Research for COPD

The list of research areas and treatments under analysis mentioned in various sources for COPD includes:

• Intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB)
• Danazol or estrogen/progesterone combinations - but seemingly not effective.
• Intravenous infusion of AAT - for familial emphysema
• More research treatments »

Clinical Trials for COPD

Some of the clinical trials for COPD include:

• Evaluation of Spirometry Expert Support in General Practice - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Additional Value of Noninvasive Ventilation Next to Rehabilitation in Patients With Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• COPD on Primary Care Treatment (COOPT) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - N-acetylcysteine,fluticasone propionate
• A Blinded Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of a Fully Human Anti-IL8 Monoclonal Antibody (ABX-IL8) to Placebo in Patients With Chronic Bronchitis and COPD - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ABX-IL8
• more clinical trials...»

Curable Types of COPD

Possibly curable or rare types of COPD include:

• Smoking induced COPD
• Occupational exposure induced COPD
• Air pollution induced COPD
• more curable types...»

Rare Types of COPD:

Some rare types of COPD include:

• Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency induced COPD
• Cooking smoke induced COPD
• Repeated lung infection induced COPD
• Silicosis induced COPD
• more rare types...»

Latest Treatments for COPD

Some of the more recent treatments for COPD include:

• Hydration
• Oxygen
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• more treatments...»

Treatments for COPD

Treatments to consider for COPD may include:

• Quit smoking
• Home oxygen therapy
• Bronchodilators
  • Sympathomimetics - inhaled, injected, or taken orally.
    • Isoproterenol
    • Metaproterenol
• more treatments...»

Prevention of COPD:

COPD: How Can Patients Cope Best: NHLBI (Excerpt)

Of all the avoidable risk factors for COPD, smoking is by far the most significant. Cessation of smoking is the best way to decrease one's risk of developing COPD. (Source: excerpt from COPD: How Can Patients Cope Best: NHLBI)

COPD Treatment: NHLBI (Excerpt)

Although there is no cure for COPD, the disease can be prevented in many cases. And, in almost all cases the disabling symptoms can be reduced. Because cigarette smoking is the most important cause of COPD, not smoking almost always prevents COPD from developing, and quitting smoking slows the disease process. (Source: excerpt from COPD Treatment: NHLBI)

Prevention Claims: COPD

Information on prevention of COPD comes from many sources. There are some sources that claim preventive benefits for many different diseases for various products. We may present such information in the hope that it may be useful, however, in some cases claims of COPD prevention may be dubious, invalid, or not recognized in mainstream medicine. Please discuss any treatment, discontinuation of treatment, or change of treatment plans with your doctor or professional medical specialist.

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