COPD

• Injectable asthma treatment hailed as ‘game-changer.’ Here’s why

  The findings show that the AstraZeneca drug can also be used during the emergency of a life-threatening attack to reduce the need for further treatment and hospitalisations.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2024
  
• COPD patients needed for study in the Okanagan

  Okanagan residents between the ages 40 and 80 who are living with COPD are being invited to participate in a research study that may help lead to treatments.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2024
  
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• Vernon, B.C. hit with another dust advisory

  Dust exposure is particularly a concern for individuals with chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, heart disease, diabetes and respiratory infections such as COVID-19.

  Environment

  Mar 7, 2023
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• Dust stirred up in Vernon, prompts advisory

  The dust advisory for Vernon will remain in place until there is either a good rain, some dust suppression, or a change in traffic pattern.

  Weather

  Feb 14, 2022
• Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson reveals ‘incurable lung disease’ diagnosis

  The 72-year-old flutist went public with his illness on May 13 during an episode of 'The Big Interview with Dan Rather,' saying his "days are numbered."

  Entertainment

  May 13, 2020
• Daughter of missing Saint John, N.B., man arrives from Calgary to aid in search

  A search of the uptown area on Tuesday did not find James Garnett. The 69-year-old was last spotted on April 1.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2020
• Victoria senior who failed performing breathalyzer for medical reasons gets prohibition rescinded

  Norma McLeod, who has breathing issues and survived mouth cancer, was unable to perform a breathalyzer test after being randomly pulled over in February.

  Nov 9, 2019
• Fredericton man walking 500 kilometres for COPD awareness

  Wendell Betts was born with asthma, a form of COPD.

  Features

  Aug 30, 2019
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• Surrey man in need of transplant says he’s caught in life-or-death ‘catch-22’ because he’s overweight

  "If you don't have the lungs to help you exercise, to help you lose the weight, then how do you lose it?"

  Aug 20, 2019
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• N.B. woman found guilty of refusing breathalyzer despite lung disease diagnosis

  The woman was charged on March 2, 2018 when an RCMP officer observed her swaying across the road.

  Crime

  Jul 5, 2019