Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema, a disease of the lungs that makes it hard to breathe. Learn more about how emphysema affects you and how it’s treated.

Emphysema is also one of the main conditions that make up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), so it's important to seek care for your symptoms early to lower your risk of complications.

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December 3 -- Model Christy Turlington has disclosed to The Times of London that she is suffering from early-stage emphysema. The 31-year-old Calvin Klein model discovered the disease during a ...

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Dec. 4 -- Model Christy Turlington has disclosed that she is suffering from early-stage emphysema. The 31-year-old Calvin Klein model discovered the disease during a lung scan she underwent to ...

Causes of a dry cough at night include acid reflux, asthma, COPD, or postnasal drip. Antibiotics, antihistamines, and trigger avoidance can help.

Two cases of a syndrome of carbon-dioxide intoxication in patients with emphysema are reported. The manifestations were headache, cutaneous vasodilatation, irrationality, stupefaction and coma.

COPD symptoms include a chronic cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing. As it worsens, you may have difficulty breathing, fatigue, and swelling.

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