US study results show that primary care management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rarely conforms to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines.

Researchers have shown that the Self Assessment of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma questionnaire is effective in identifying undiagnosed allergic rhinitis among asthma patients.

Obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significantly less likely to die in hospital, or to be readmitted following an exacerbation than normal weight patients, show the results of Spanish research.