Early screening of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may help to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage.

New research has revealed the devastating personal and financial impact that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have on the working population.

NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - the first journal dedicated to publishing research on the impact of COPD - is launching a new media-rich digital format to accompany its standard electronic and print issues.

Resource Center features information on COPD diagnosis, treatment, tools and more! GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) announced today that it has released the Medical Directors COPD Resource Center.

To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ontario-lung-association/ontario-lung-association-joins-forces-with-health-advocates TORONTO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ - Today, more than 2.4 million Ontarians are struggling to breathe.  With this number likely to grow by 50 per cent within 30 years, the Ontario Lung Association, in collaboration with more than 40 lung health stakeholders, is placing an urgent call to the Ontario government for the development of an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan. New research, commissioned by the Ontario Lung Association, suggests that if provincial decision makers don't act now, close to 5 million people will be diagnosed with a lung disease, such as asthma, COPD or lung cancer over the next 30 years. "The fact is millions of Ontarians are struggling to breathe.