National Jewish Medical and Research Center and Bringham and Women’s Hospital were awarded a $37 million grant by the NHLBI to identify genes and other risk factors associated with developing COPD. This will be the most comprehensive study of COPD undertaken. 16 clinical study centers will enroll 10,500 participants, both smokers and non-smokers.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD is a serious lung disease that affects as many as 24 million Americans and is commonly called other names like emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Symptoms of COPD include: constant cough (“smokers cough”), shortness of breath, excess mucus production, wheezing and not being able to take a deep breath.
New Website Launch June 2008
The Colorado COPD Coalition is very pleased to announce the launch of the Colorado COPD Coalition website. The site is the product of more than two years of work ensuring that the Coalition’s resources are available and up-to-date. We want to thank our partners at Zenman Communications for their excellent work on the site.