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Not Just A Man's Disease: Northern Westchester Hospital Tackles COPD Not Just A Man's Disease: Northern Westchester Hospital Tackles COPD
Not Just A Man's Disease: Northern Westchester Hospital Tackles COPD While it's often associated with middle-aged males who have developed lifelong tobacco habits, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- or COPD -- is affecting a specific segment of society at an alarming rate: women. With the recent death of former First Lady Barbara Bush, the deadly lung disease that plagues more than seven million American women each year is now in the spotlight. The leading cause of COPD is smoking, which gradually destroys lung tissue and leads to the development of additional breathing disorders such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In addition to targeting the lu…

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Westchester Native, Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92 Westchester Native, Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92
Westchester Native, Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92 Former First Lady Barbara Bush, a native of Westchester, who had been in failing health and declined further medical treatment after a series of hospitalizations, died on Tuesday. She was 92. A native of Rye who attended Rye Country Day School, she had been treated for decades for Graves' disease, a thyroid condition. Bush had been suffering for some time and has been in and out of the hospital multiple times in the last year while battling with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failure. She was surrounded by family and loved ones at the Bush home in Hous…

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by Joe Lombardi