Melvindale Man Gets Breathing Machine after Contacting Problem Solvers MyFox Detroit "He has very severe COPD. He has difficulty breathing. He can't get a very deep breath. He requires oxygen and machines at night to be able to breathe properly. These are not optional machines. Without these, he's in big trouble," said nurse ... and more » |
The problem of steroid resistance in Asthma & COPD EIN News (press release) SMi present their 8th annual Asthma & COPD event to be held in London on Monday 16th & Tuesday 17th of April 2012. Building on the success of our previous Asthma & COPD, and COPD: Novel Therapeutics and Management Strategies events, this year will see ... and more » |
More Than 50 Medicines in Development for COPD, Third Leading Cause of Death in US PharmaLive.com (press release) Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) — America's biopharmaceutical research companies are working on 54 medicines to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a report released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers ... and more » |
 Opposing Views | Living with COPD? Tips for Dealing with it Opposing Views If you are a smoker, there is a chance you might come down with Chronic Obstructive Pulminary Disease (COPD). There is no cure for the lung disease, but there are ways to deal with it. CNN's Susan Hendricks has some tips: article image. |
I-55 traffic moving again after overturned 18-wheeler cleared Jackson Clarion Ledger Drane said the driver, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, started coughing, “and then he woke up and he was upside down.” COPD is a lung disease that makes it difficult for sufferers to breathe. The driver was taken to Hardy Wilson Memorial ... and more » |
PhRMA: More than 50 drugs in development for COPD Drug Store News The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America released a list Thursday of 54 drugs in clinical development for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, affects more than 13 ... |
February is Children's Dental Health Month. Learn more about keeping your child's teeth and gums healthy by visiting the child dental health page on MedlinePlus.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "Indoor Air Laws Curb Prenatal Smoking?". The transcript is also available.
The likelihood women in Massachusetts smoked during pregnancy was reduced if they lived in a city with laws that prohibited some indoor smoking, suggests an interesting study recently published in BMJ.com.
ROBERT McLETCHIE, right Glasgow Evening Times The term COPD is used for conditions that include chronic bronchitis, which causes a severe cough, as well as emphysema, which has symptoms including breathlessness, and it can strike in someone as young as 40. Health experts believe there are a lot ... |
 Iqmagazineonline.com | Smartphones to play an increasingly important role in the future of M-Health Memeburn The management of other chronic diseases, such as diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) will play an increasingly important role in the market. One way doctors are already using mobile technology to monitor diabetes patients ... Juniper Research: There will be 3 million mHealth remote monitoring users by 2016IntoMobile all 5 news articles » |