Euractiv Est. 1min 13-11-2017 (updated: 05-12-2017 ) Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are the second leading cause of death according to the WHO. [Realstock/Shutterstock] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that results in changes in several different parts of the respiratory system and lungs at the same time. COPD affects 1 to 4% of all European adults and costs the EU €50 billion every year. Follow our Special Report to learn more about the disease. Download PDF COPD is on the European Commission’s agenda, EU health chief says News | Health 30-11-2017 Est. 5minDiagnosis tools like spirometry should be promoted in order to monitor lung systems and prevent the spreading of illness like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the second cause of death worldwide, the EU's Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis told EURACTIV.com. A cough never killed anyone? Chronic lung diseases rank as second largest killer News | Health 17-11-2017 Est. 4minThe idea of a cough being fatal brings up images of coal mining, hollow-cheeked children and Charles Dickens novels. But are we really past the time when a simple cough could kill you? EU’s approach to COPD remains focused on tobacco control News | Health 16-11-2017 Est. 5minDespite alarming figures, the European Commission does not plan specific targets or a harmonised approach for the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Instead, it says it will ensure tobacco control policies are properly implemented in the member states. Patients’ leader: Reimbursed anti-smoking programmes are a way to kill COPD Interview | Health 15-11-2017 Est. 7minStricter rules on smoking, reimbursed anti-smoking programmes and smoke-free public places are among the ways to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from being a public health crisis, says Mikaela Odemyr. Three asks from EFA Patients on World COPD Day Video | Promoted content | Health 14-11-2017 On World COPD Day, Isabel Saraiva, Deputy Director of EFA Member RESPIRA, the Portuguese Association for People with COPD and other Chronic Respiratory Diseases, highlights the minimum standards of care COPD patients need: earlier diagnosis, smoking cessation programmes and pulmonary rehabilitation. Kadenbach MEP: Tobacco warnings should mention chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Interview | Health 14-11-2017 Est. 5minProgress has been made on tobacco products health warnings but the next round of graphic labelling should also mention the less-known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which happens to be the second cause of death worldwide, MEP Karin Kadenbach told EURACTIV.com. Life-threatening lung disease: Europe’s ‘unknown’ killer News | Health 13-11-2017 Est. 4minAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that results in changes in several different parts of the respiratory system and lungs at the same time. But it is far more than just a 'smoker's cough'.
