Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients often struggle to breathe — and that struggle requires a lot of energy — weight loss and malnutrition can be side effects of the disease.

He said, "COPD cannot be cured, so there is a pressing need to help patients live as well as they can with the condition and to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. "Patients taking part in ...

Popular beetroot juice supplements lower blood pressure and improve fitness in people with serious lung conditions, a new study has found. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sufferers who ...

A 12-week course of daily beetroot juice supplement for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lowered blood pressure and improved how far patients could walk in six minutes in ...