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More energy, less breathlessness: 5 tips to preserve independence with COPD

Learn practical energy-conservation strategies and dietary adjustments to manage COPD symptoms, reduce shortness of breath, ...
Men's Journal

A Prominent Exercise Scientist Explains the Old School Way to Use Muscle Soreness for Growth

Use soreness as a clue rather than a final verdict. If you feel sore after a tough day of lifting at the gym, that obviously means your muscles are growing—right? Technically, the jury is still out on ...
WebMD

How Trelegy Ellipta Works for COPD

Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to control their symptoms. Long-acting combination inhalers that contain more than one ...
Medical News Today

GLP-1 use may not lead to as much muscle loss as some expert feared

The use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss continues to rise. One drawback associated with GLP-1 medications is that weight loss not only includes fat loss, but muscle loss as well. A new study ...
Medical Xpress

Phone-based education improves inhaler use in people with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, affects more than 30 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Many people ...
Business Wire

On the Line for Lung Health: Telephone Training Helps COPD Patients Perfect Inhaler Use

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study published in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation shows how an innovative phone-based inhaler education program ...
Morningstar

On the Line for Lung Health: Telephone Training Helps COPD Patients Perfect Inhaler Use

Humana Healthcare Research and University of Chicago Medicine study highlights promise of improving respiratory care through remote learning. A new study published in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...
CNN

Are your muscles compensating? How hidden movement patterns cause pain

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...
The Conversation

Could a gut microbe influence muscle strength?

The millions of microbes living in your gut have far-reaching effects on health. New Africa/ Shutterstock A recent study suggests that these microbes may also influence an important aspect of fitness ...
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Muscle loss worse in individuals with COPD, coexisting obstructive sleep apnea

THURSDAY, March 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with coexisting obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) have greater impairments in muscle quality and ...
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Sleep apnea aggravates muscle loss in people with COPD, research shows

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known for causing breathing difficulties and limiting everyday activities. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), on the other hand, is usually ...