Fibrosis File IPF Summit Brings Groups Togethere Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) inaugural conference on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), IPF Summit 2011: From Bench to Bedside, recently held in Chicago. The event brough together medical professionals, patients and caregivers for an innovative two-day meeting. There were attendees from 36 states and 14 countries with a live…
Hear Your Lungs Psst! Hey you, yes you, a sad song needs sung, you are killing us, we are your lungs. We’re speaking now, you’re causing us hurt, puffing cigarettes, filling us with dirt. Every morning you start, filling us with smoke. Irritates so much we begin to choke. Hour after hour, our alveoli scream,…
Protein SAA Plays Key Role in Inflammation An Australian research team identified that the protein SAA plays a key role in chronic inflammation and lung damage in COPD and also inhibits the natural effort of the lung to repair itself after smoking has stopped. The findings have been published in The Proceedings of National Academy…
The Tax Man’s at the Door Again If you itemize your deductions on your income tax return, the Internal Revenue Service allows you to use expenses paid for medical and dental care for your- self, your spouse and your dependents – if your total medical care expenses for the year exceed 7.5% of your adjusted…
Calling Dr. Bauer … To Our Pulmonary Paper Members, The third leading cause of death in the United States is COPD. We currently have many inhalers available to provide symptomatic relief of wheezing, cough and shortness of breath. Inhalers can also help prevent COPD exacerbations. Unfortunately, aside from smoking cessation and long term oxygen therapy,…
Respiratory News The FDA has approved Pfizer’s Prevnar vaccine for use in adults 50 and older to fight pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases cause by pneumococcus bacteria. The vaccine had previously been approved for children. Prevnar 13 is designed to fight 13 forms of a bacter- ium called Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. Approximately 300,000 U.S.…
Product News Product to Better Manage Oxygen Tubing A self-storing coiled line, reminiscent of the old telephone cords will help you manage your tubing. When coiled, it is just 14″, yet has a working length of 15 feet. The swivel female connectors at each end are com- patible with the stan- dard oxygen tubing and…
Understanding the difference between a Home Concentrator and a Portable Oxygen Concentrator: An Overview of Oxygen Production Capabilities by Ryan Diesem, Research Manager at Valley Inspired Products Large stationary (home) oxygen concentrators have become standard equipment in home oxygen therapy due in part to their ability to produce enough oxy- gen to meet the majority…
Respiratory News Representatives from the American Association of Respiratory Care, the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care met with staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to discuss concerns…
Product Corner Put an End to Tangled Oxygen Tubing! The StationMaster™ eliminates the hazards of that long oxygen tube for the at-home oxygen user. It comes with up to four separate stations from which to draw oxygen from a single oxygen source (liquid or concentrator). This is the first in a family of…