Smoking news Alternative to E-cigarette Approved in the United Kingdom We suppose they have to keep trying to stay in business! A new nicotine inhaler by British American Tobacco (BAT) has been licensed as a medic- inal product since it could be prescribed by physicians for people trying to quit smoking. As a…
COPD Advocate! Since January 2006, Grace Anne Dorney Koppel has served as a national spokes- woman and patient advocate for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to increase awareness of COPD. Dorney Koppel is a practicing attorney and business manager for her husband, former Nightline anchor, Ted Koppel. She is president…
Alert! Renew Medicare Prescription Drugs and Advantage Plans The Alpha One Foundation wants to remind people who suffer from this genetic form of emphysema that it is will soon be time to sign up or renew your Medicare prescription drug and Advantage plans for coverage beginning January 1, 2015. Enrollment begins October…
Do you know where the origins of these Christmas references began in our Christmas pop culture? Test yourself with these questions! What were the names of the Three Wise Men? What is the best-selling Christmas recording of all-time? How many sides does a snowflake have? ‘Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast…
Respiratory News To keep up on the latest pulmonary news, click on the link on the home page of www.pulmonarypaper.org. Researchers from Thomas Jefferson Uni- versity are warning that heavy drinking can also take a toll on the lungs as well as your liver. The alcohol may damage your lungs’ immune system, leaving…
Travel News Meet Troy and Dessie Lofton Determined Travelers and Travel Agent Make Dream Trip Happen! introduce you to Troy Lofton.hink because you are on oxygen your travel days over? Before you answer that question, we would like to Troy Lofton, from Laurel, Mississippi, uses oxygen at 10–12 liters per minute (yes, that…
Homecare Rules The American Association for Home- care believes that it is crucial to directly reach out to consumers and rally them be- hind AAHomecare’s advocacy efforts. The AAHomecare consumer campaign, Save My Medical Supplies (http://tinyurl.com/ lqv89oj) is designed to build public aware- ness, and eventually a public outcry, from the millions of…
Swallow Your Pride and Take the Ride! Many people do not wish to be seen with their oxygen on or riding in a wheelchair. There are times when it is much better to overcome these feelings of pride and give in. There are advantages to using a wheelchair – like getting in the…
Two Women Tell Their Stories Starting Oxygen Therapy JoAnn Smith of Grandy, North Carolina, found out two years ago that she had COPD when she was in cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack. The nurses kept saying her oxygen levels were low. After being referred to a pulmonary specialist, she was placed on oxygen…
It is Important to Keep Your Weight Up with COPD The COPD Foundation tells us that un- planned weight loss affects as many as 40 percent to 70 percent of those with COPD. You will need between 430 to 720 calories a day just to do the work of breathing. When the number…