Get Yourself Back Out There. People Are Waiting to Meet You! When we are on a Sea Puffer cruise, the respiratory therapists bring oxygen equipment for travelers to see and try out. One recently unnamed passenger was short of breath while walking. She had told her physician she would rather not use oxygen. Her oxygen…
Intermittent Flow Devices Many Variables Exist in Oxygen Delivery Systems We are all familiar with continuous flow oxygen – you set the dial to a liter flow setting and oxygen isperpetually delivered to the user at that set flow rate. It’s a pretty basic concept, which has helped continuous flow oxygen delivery remain a “gold…
For more effective treatment of your COPD, Initiate An Open Conversation with Your Doctor According to a study by the Nation- aulteIsnsotfit Health, patients and their doctors need to have open conversations to more effectively treat COPD. Interestingly, current smokers are 82 percent more likely to talk with their doctors about their symptoms than former…
Lung Transplant News Promising news for those waiting for a lung transplant! Dr. Thomas Egan, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is using the fact that lungs live on for an hour or more after a person pass- es away to boost lung transplants. The air left inside the lungs keeps them…
Looking Back over the Last Fifty Years The Surgeon General’s recent report, The Health Consequences of Smoking- 50 Years of Progress, confirmed smoking is responsible for killing almost half a million Americans every year including 61% of all lung disease deaths more than 87% of those from lung cancer. The first was published on January…
Progress in Stem Cell Research There has been progress in efforts to develop lab-grown lungs. Scientists from New York’s Columbia University have successfully turned human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells for the first time. The researchers believe it could lead to the creation of lab-made lungs, using a patient’s own cells. As…
Respiratory News Novartis Pharma has launched oncedaily Ultibro Inhalation Capsules in Japan. The new medication will be for relief of various symptoms due to COPD airway obstruction by combining the proven benefits and safety profiles of two established Novartis treatments, the longacting bronchodilator, Onbrez Inhalation Capsules (indacaterol), and the longacting muscarinic antagonist, Seebri…
Seven Great Tips to Better Enjoy Your Holidays! Jane Martin RRT from the COPD Foundation wishes you a happy and stressfree holiday with these tips: Prioritize: It is okay to turn down an invitation or Which events do you really want to attend, and which ones are actually more an obligation to make…
Product News New Products Philips Respironics has introduced the SimplyFlo Stationary Oxygen Concentrator. If it looks familiar it is basically the SimplyGo, their portable oxygen concentrator (POC), without the batteries. This will be a convenient option for people who use oxygen only at night, that will make them totally independent when traveling or…
Options Available for Oxygen Users This article is a summary of the content Ryan Diesem provided during the COPD Experience seminar held in Las Vegas, NV, on November 7. You can find an electronic version of his presentation online at www.inspiredrc.com. The Basics of O2 Prescription of oxygen therapy is meant to help…