Travel News Options for Traveling with Oxygen Are you traveling for the holidays? Remember if you use oxygen above 3LPM at a continuous setting, you will not be able to fly. Airlines based in the United States no longer supply oxygen in tanks and only accept portable oxygen c o nc e n…
Tai Chi’s Flowing Movements Are Good Exercise The European Respiratory Journal suggests that Tai Chi can improve exercise capacity and quality of life in people with COPD. This form of Tai Chi (Sun style) has been shown to help people with chronic conditions and involves less difficult movements, enabling people of all ages…
Medication Non-Compliance “It is really hard for me to remember to take my pills every morning. I have good intentions, it just doesn’t always happen.” Approximately 125,000 people with treatable ail- ments die each year in the United States because they do not take their medication properly. About 50% of the two billion…
Dear Dr. Bauer, My doctor told me that my bad back was affecting my breathing. How can this be? TB, Hawaii As we all age, our spine has a tendency to become more and more curved from front to back. This is called kyphosis. This can best be seen by the hunched over…
Respiratory News The FDA has approved a request from Pulmonx, a company based in California and Switzerland, to commence a multi-center clinical trial for the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve. It is a minimally invasive device intended to treat those with emphysema. The therapy involves bronchoscopic placement of one-way valves designed to reduce volume in…
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Staying Active When you have a breathing problem, it is easy to use it as an excuse not to exert yourself. Please don’t get into this rut – the more you are involved in life, the less time you will have to worry about your problems! Take a look at Ruth Ann…
Aging& Disability Resource Center - September-2012 Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $12.5 million in awards to Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) to support older Americans and people with disabilities stay independent and receive long-term services and supports. These grants, funded by the Affordable Care Act and the Older Americans…
FDA Approves New Inhaled Drugs for COPD Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Combivent Respi- mat is now available by prescription in the United States. The propellant-free inhaler uses a slow-moving mist to deliver the same active ingredients as Combivent Inhalation Aerosol. The long-acting drug, called Tudorza Pressair (aclidinium bromide), is a dry…
2012–2013 Flu Season For those who like details, the World Health Orga- nization recommended that the Northern Hemisphere’s 2012–2013 seasonal influenza vaccine be made from the following three vaccine viruses: an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus; an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus; a B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus (from the B/ Yamagata lineage of viruses). While the H1N1 virus used to…