It's in that spirit that we reassessed our list of the 25 most head-turning college campuses in the country, in the process switching out some otherwise deserving notables (sorry Columbia) for some even better looking, heretofore overlooked gems.
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines COPD as follows: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases.
Definition of COPD. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COPD is frequently related to cigarette smoking and mainly involves two related diseases -- chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Both are frequently present and cause chronic obstruction of airflow obstruction of the lungs. The obstruction is generally permanent and progresses (becomes worse) over time.