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dBusinessNews.com - Examples of those who can benefit include, but are not limited to, patients with asthma, diabetes, heart disease, COPD and HIV. “We will begin providing the ALRT system to a population of asthma patients in December and January, under a Missouri
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To Apply for Help
Ledger - LAKELAND - Linda Whipple has been told she’s dying, slowly, from diabetes and COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. At 58, the Lakeland woman with a mop of gray hair fights for every breath. She spends most days in her apartment, nestled in
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Ask the Doctor: What is bronchitis?
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - your lungs are vulnerable to infections, and your doctor may prescribe a broad spectrum antibiotic. Stop smoking. Ask your doctor for help. Studies show that people who kick the habit even in the advanced stages of chronic bronchitis and COPD can not
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Protect Your Lungs From Wildfire Smoke
WSB-TV Atlanta - In some cases, especially for people who suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — COPD — or other respiratory disorders, the symptoms can be more severe, even including bronchial spasms. And children and senior citizens are at
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State Pulse: MP: Night without end
Central Chronicle - COPD tuberculosis, mental breakdowns, depression, and fast developing cataract, conjunctivitis and severe gastrointentinal disorders. They are still continuing. Majority of the real sufferers are no more. There are stories of heroics during the tragedy
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Business Briefs
Sun Journal - Her newest article, a co-authored piece on COPD, appears in this month s Journal of Family Practice. Clear Water Realty hires Jackson as agent Prudential Clear Water Realty has announced the hiring of Barbara Jackson. A North Carolina native
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Asthma Market Was Worth US$13.5 Billion in 2005 and Dominated By the
Forbes - Sales grew steadily in the US, which accounted for around 54% of global respiratory sales, driven by growth in Advair, GlaxoSmithKline’s leading combination therapy for the treatment of asthma/COPD and Merck’s Singulair for the treatment of asthma
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Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health News Index
Medscape News - COPD Patients Provided With Rollators May Forgo Using Them In adults with COPD, home rollator use for 8 weeks had no effect on health-related quality of life, but greater frequency of rollator use might play a role.
Source: www.medscape.com
Healthy Woman Today Newsletter November 2006
National Womens Health Information Center - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Month World COPD Day (November 15th) The Great American Smokeout! (November 16th) http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10_4.asp Why is taking care of your lungs important to women? Lungs are the organs
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Return to: The Last Chance for Comfort: An Update on Pain Management
Medscape News - She has advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with general fatigue and a poor appetite, and reports severe, debilitating pain in the midthoracic region from postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). She also struggles with coronary artery
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