Respiratory News Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread through picking and rubbing the nose, according to research published in the European Respiratory Journal. Pneumococcus, the bacteria that can cause pneumonia, is known to be spread through inhalation of airborne droplets containing the bacteria, for example in coughs and sneezes. This study is the first…
Sharing the Health! Joy H. of EFFORTS (Emphysema Foun- dation for Our Right To Survive – www. emphysema.net) believes keeping your mind sharp is important for overall health. She shares a listing of free courses available to take online at www.openculture.com/ freeonlinecourses You may also check your local colleges which may have classes…
Answers to our Flu Quiz in the September/October issue: Cold symptoms tend to come on gradually where the flu starts suddenly. You’ll often feel a cold coming on over a few days. But flu symptoms begin quickly, over a period of 3 to 6 hours. Colds are milder. Fever, body aches, dry cough, and being…
Vaping and Health Consequences in Minors Over two million middle and high school students were e-cigarette users in 2017. In the largest coordinated enforcement effort in FDA history, 1,300 warning letters and fines were recently sent to electronic cigarette retailers for illegal sales of vaping devices to minors. The vast majority of the…
Great Tips, Old and New! COPD.net is a community for people affected by COPD operated by Health Union LLC to learn, share and connect with peers and healthcare professionals. They also have a Facebook page with over 38,000 follow- ers. There is always something new to learn for the person who is newly…
Insurance Facts For information on Medicare coverages and options for supplemental insurance and drug plans, visit www.medicare.gov A health insurance marketplace is a web- site to buy a health plan. Each state must either have a health insurance marketplace, also called an Exchange, or use the federal one at www.healthcare.gov You use them…
Health Insurance Quiz Which government program helps elderly Americans pay their health care costs? Medicare Social Security Medicaid WICC 2.In health insurance, what is meant by the term “network?” Hospitals owned by the same company Physicians who consult with other physicians Health care professionals that are part of health plan’s group of providers…
The Ryan Report Home Oxygen Guru – The HO2G Pen hearty ‘ho ho ho’ to everyone this holiday season from this writer, who sees the streak of white hairs in his beard and is therefore already prepping for his future part-time job as a mall Santa. I hope everyone has a great holiday…
American Thoracic Society PATIENT EDUCATION | INFORMATION SERIES What is Sarcoidosis? PART 1 Sarcoidosis (sar-coy-DOE-sis) is a disease of unknown cause in which inflammatory cells clump together and form tiny lumps of cells in various organs and tissues of the body. These lumps are called granulomas (gran-yu-LO-mas). Sarcoidosis most often affects the lungs…
Fibrosis File monARC Bionetworks is a company who wants to make it easy for you to share your health care data with researchers in what is known as a Patient Research Network. Members supply information from their past and current medical records as x-rays and laboratory results to researchers in hopes to pre-qualify…