Respiratory News Finally a positive report about e-cigarettes! A study from the University of California in San Diego found e-cigarettes just may help people stop smoking. The researchers found that 8.2 percent of smokers who used e-cigarettes successfully quit cigarettes while only 4.8 percent of smokers who did not use e-cigarettes were successful.…
Did You Know There are Good Coughs? After using your Aerobika® OPEP de- vice, you can master your cough to be very effective in clearing your airways. Deep Coughing: Sit on the edge of your chairwith your feet on the floor. Start by taking a deep breath and hold it for 2 to …
More Awards for Monaghan Medical’s Aerobika® OPEP device! The Aerobika® OPEP is a drug-free, handheld oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) device that has been uniquely designed to help you raise secretions. Exhale through the device, to expand your airways which will loosen mucus to be coughed up. The Aerobika® has received a 2017 Innovative Technology…
Answers to Last Issue’s Flu Quiz 1B. Influenza is caused by a virus. The term ‘flu’ is often misused to describe a range of mild respiratory bugs including colds, but true influenza is caused by a par- ticular virus. Three types of influenza virus have been identified: A, B and C. Antibiotics are…
Caregiver Thoughts on Understanding Joan Pinard of Massachusetts shared this information she found to help caregivers, and those they care for, understand each other better. As your caregiver, lease remember I can’t read minds. I don’t mind doing things for you, but I need to know what you need done. Please talk to me…
The Importance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation by John R. Goodman BS, RRT, FAARC In the 1940s hospitals began to develop “cardiac work evaluation units” to evaluate a person’s ability to go back to work. It evolved into our Cardiac Reha- bilitation programs. During and following WW II, manpower needs spurred cardiol- ogists to review…
Stress Reduction for All Seasons Everyone has stress in their lives but there are ways you can lessen its effects. Visit www.skillsyouneed.com to find tips to learn how to de-stress. Simply Worry Less Often we find ourselves worrying about things we have no control over or fretting about the things that could go…
People with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can find help at www.phaware.global PH, or high blood pressure in the lungs, makes it difficult to receive adequate oxygen and forces the heart to work harder, often resulting in heart failure. “PHaware” was founded by a group of pulmonary hypertension awareness activists. Comprised of those with PH, caregivers…
Sharing the Health! Stem Cell Clinics to Finally Be Regulated! US News and World Report describes how the U.S. Food and Drug Administra- tion is planning to regulate doctors pushing stem cell procedures that pose the gravest risks to people desperately seeking help. These businesses have had no one oversee- ing them in…
The Ryan Report Home Oxygen Guru – The HO2G Pen Ryan is leading a very busy life these days working, going to college to get his degree in Respiratory Therapy and becoming the “Dear Abby” to oxygen users! We thank him for his hard work and dedication. – Editor Dear Ryan, I realize that a…