An FDA spokeswoman confirmed that the products are legal as long as they don't contain alkaloids of ephedrine. But any sites selling ephedra with ephedrine (we found a few claiming to do that) are doing so illegally, even if the products are left over from before the ban.
September 4, 2012 â¢ COPD Emphysema. COPD life expectancy depends upon the stage of disease and level of symptoms experienced by patients. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can cause lungs damage. It is one of the leading causes of death of people in US.People die after reaching ending stages of this disease.OPD life expectancy depends upon the stage of disease and level of symptoms experienced by patients. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can cause lungs damage. It is one of the leading causes of death of people in US.
Around 90% of COPD patients in the US have lung damage caused by smoking. Around 20% of smokers will develop COPD during their lives. People who smoke are about 12 times more likely to die from COPD than people who have never smoked. It is important to know that smoking is not the only cause of COPD: In fact, 15% of people with COPD have never smoked. About 100,000 people in the US have a genetic condition, which they were born with, that can cause emphysema.