Benefit to be held for man with double-lung transplant Olean Times Herald, New york After years of poor health from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Mr. Housey finally received transplanted lungs during surgery a couple of months ago at the Cleveland Clinic. Since returning to his apartment in Olean, Mr. Housey has been ... |
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on health journalism's decline. The transcript is also available.
A report recently released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation suggests medical writers believe the quality of health journalism is declining in the U.S. The study (co-sponsored by the member-supported Association of Health Care Journalists) reveals an apparently deep-rooted, new, professional concern about the health of the news media, the practice of thoughtful journalism, and the extent of self-criticism among the U.S.'s medical journalists...
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Swine flu is a type of virus. It's named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue...
Donna S. (Letteer) Kenitzer In-Forum, ND Donna, 78, formerly of Moorhead, Minnesota died on April 21st 2009 at home in Sierra Vista, AZ from respiratory failure and COPD. Donna, 78, formerly of Moorhead, Minnesota died on April 21st 2009 at home in Sierra Vista, AZ from respiratory failure ... |
American College Of Physicians Launches Free Web-based Resource To ... Medical News Today (press release), UK COPD -- typically a result of smoking -- is a serious disease involving the airways and lung tissue that over time makes it difficult to breathe. More than 12 million people are currently diagnosed with COPD and an additional 12 million likely have the ... Payment reform and solutions to challenges facing primary care ... EurekAlert (press release) "Only 10 Seconds to Care” by Dr. Wendy S. Harpham Helps Heal ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) all 3 news articles |
Invivodata Certified To Deliver EXACT In COPD Trials Medical News Today (press release), UK The EXACT is a Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) measure for evaluating the frequency, severity, and duration of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (AECB) in international clinical trials. ... |
Disordered Breathing-Swallowing Patterns ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, PA Roxann Diez Gross, phd, CCC-SLP, director of the UPMC Swallowing Disorders Center and assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues report that patients with moderate to severe COPD exhibit ... |
The Lung Association: Federal Injection of Funds is a 'Shot in the ... SYS-CON Media (press release), NJ Six million Canadians - one out of every five - suffer from asthma, COPD, lung cancer, tuberculosis, sleep apnea or some other respiratory disease. Canada has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world, including 16% among children aged 4 to 11 ... |
 Salem-News.Com | COPD, Asthma, Bronchitis and Marijuana Therapy Salem-News.Com, OR Between asthma patients, I felt that it might be effective for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, known simply as COPD, and its usual accompanying chronic bronchitis. I went to my computer and also to my Merck manual, sure enough these three ... |
Porter Novelli Begins Work With NHLBI on COPD Awareness Effort PR Newswire (press release), NY Porter Novelli will work with the NHLBI to support its COPD Learn More Breathe Better(R) campaign, a program the NHLBI launched in 2007 to increase awareness and understanding of the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. ... |