Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Reports Rise in Asthma Cases in U.S. The CDC reports asthma cases in the U.S. have risen 12.3% since 2001, and nearly one in 12 Americans are diagnosed with the disease. Officials say they do not understand why more people are getting asthma, especially when fewer Americans are…
Portable Oxygen Concentrator Care when you use your POC frequently (Jeri Mondloch of Minnesota just turned hers in with 10,000 of Minnesota just turned hers in with 10,000hours on it!), you should be aware of how to keep itworking properly. The manufacturer of the Sequal Eclipse provides the following tips to keep your unit…
Many readers have asked Dr. Bauer about the need for antibiotics routinely when breathing symptoms become worse. Most all practitioners would support the notion that antibiotics are being vastly over-prescribed. There are many reasons for this. Patient expectations are a major factor. Advertizing by the big drug companies may also play a role. The fact…
Portable Oxygen: Understanding Minute Volume Delivery Continuous flow oxygen delivery (CFO), while still a very common oxygen therapy option, is not a very efficient form of oxygen therapy. Oxygen delivered during exhalation is mostly wasted, sent into the air around you without ever reaching your lungs. In cases where your oxygen supply comes…
Respiratory News Annually changing flu vaccines may be a thing of the past when a single, near-universal flu vaccine becomes available! Scientists describe an antibody that, in animal tests, can prevent or cure infections from a broad variety of influenza viruses, including seasonal and potentially pandemic strains. The findings were published in the…
Medication News The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval to a 75 mcg dosage of the inhaled drug, Indacaterol – a once-a-day, long-acting bronchodilator for treating COPD. Indacaterol is already sold in Europe under the brand name Onbrez Breezhaler at 150 mcg. It is scheduled to be available from Novartis in the…
Traveling News .Conference Highlights Concerns A recent conference on long term oxygen therapy brought health professionals together to discuss the problems facing oxygen users today. One of the most common com- plaints the suppliers had was they feared their clients were trying to conserve their supply in tanks or battery time of portable…
Fibrosis File New Discovery May Lead to Treatments in PF Researchers at Duke University Medical Center discovered an invasive cell that leads to pul- monary fibrosis may be stopped by cutting off its supply of sugar. The results were published in a recent issue of Journal of Experimental Medicine. The Duke researchers identified…
Transtracheal Oxygen Therapy: How I Became a “Necker” by Richard J. Harris, MD, FACS Iam a retired general surgeon and have been on oxygen the past nine years for COPD. I was a heavy smoker until 1980, when I quit “cold turkey.” In later years, I could sense that I would have some…
First you tell me I have lung disease Now You Tell Me I Have Pulmonary Hypertension! by John R. Goodman, BS RRT This 2-part article was written to give you a better understanding of Pulmonary Hypertension and how it develops in patients with chronic lung disease. Part 1: Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Defined ulmonary Hypertension…