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- Hello Everyone, My name is Holly and I have Chronic Kidney Disease Stage III Moderate, and I have Secondary Hyperparathyroidism renal.I also have critically low vitamin D and I am being treated with D 50,000 once a week.I...
- To help individuals and families be better prepared for Hurricane Sandy, Division of Emergency Operations encourages citizens to take the following actions:Have a battery powered radio to monitor weather and storm related news.Have working...
- Obstructive versus Restrictive Lung Diseases: Understanding the DifferencesBy Deborah Leader, RN,When comparing the differences between obstructive and restrictive lung diseases, spirometry testing plays an important diagnostic role. Since each...
- Portable device points to better lung transplantsTuesday, October 9, 2012 Related MedlinePlus PagesLung TransplantationOrgan Donation By Chris WickhamLONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have successfully tested a portable device to prepare lungs for...
- Advanced Image Analysis Maps COPD SeverityA CT image processing technique quantifies the mix of small airway disease and emphysema, thus mapping the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers found.The technique, which...
- 13 Dietary Tips for Better Breathing With COPDImproving COPD Breathing With Dietary ModificationsBy Deborah Leader, RN,Breathing, for most people, requires very little effort or conscious thought. This is generally not the case for many people with...
- Foods That May Worsen COPD Symptoms4 Common Food-Groups That May Worsen COPD SymptomsBy Deborah Leader, RNThe most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans place great emphasis on calorie restriction and increasing physical activity. They also...
- Neuroprotectors May Prevent Premature Aging of Lungs In COPDCOPD has been described as a disease of accelerated aging. A recent article published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease suggests that geroprotectors may...
- Viruses AND Bacterial Infections Play Role in Stable COPD & ExacerbationsUntil recently, bacterial infections in the lung were believed to be the primary cause of COPD exacerbation, with air pollution and unknown causes being second runner up. A...
- Exercise for Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma, is defined by the American Thoracic Society as a condition characterized by airflow...
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- Healthier Living helps with managing chronic conditionsRural Solutions, through a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, is offering Healthier Living classes in Sterling. Developed at Stanford University and now offered in Sterling, the Chronic...
- University of Iowa researchers find genetic link between smoking, COPDUniversity of Iowa researchers have found what they believe is the first link between smoking and decreased expression of a new class of noncoding RNAs (microRNAs) in smokers...
- Human Airways' 'Brush' Mechanism Gives Clues to Lung DiseasesResearchers say proper mucus clearance may depend on how tiny hair-like cilia operateTHURSDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new study that helps explain how human airways rid the lungs of...
- Reuters 2:35 p.m. CDT, July 23, 2012The Food and Drug Administration approved the twice-daily drug, to be sold as Tudorza Pressair, to treat symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a serious lung disease that makes breathing...