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American Family Physician
August 15, 2001 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (also called COPD)?... Who gets COPD?... How can I find out if I have COPD?... How is COPD treated?... I know I have COPD. Now what will happen?...   |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2006 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: What You Should Know An informative patient guide: What is COPD?... What causes COPD?... How do I know if I have COPD?... What can I do about my COPD?... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Bronchitis An overview on chronic bronchitis. |
Nursing
April 2011
Smith & Tasota |
Smoking Out the Dangers of COPD An overview of the guidelines for preventing, diagnosing, and treating COPD. |
American Journal of Nursing
March 2012
Corbridge et al. |
An Evidence-Based Approach to COPD: Part 1 This article, the first in a two-part series on COPD, outlines current guidelines and other evidence-based recommendations on diagnosing and managing stable COPD in the outpatient setting. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Flu and Colds A general overview on the difference between colds and flu and how to treat the symptoms of both. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005 |
Why Am I Short of Breath? Shortness of breath can be caused by many things, from a simply cold to heart failure. While these tips should help ease the anxiety, they shouldn't replace a visit to your doctor. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2006
Dewar & Curry |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnostic Considerations Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by the gradual progression of irreversible airflow obstruction and increased inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma that is generally distinguishable from the inflammation caused by asthma. |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2011
Chris Garvey |
Best Practices in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable, treatable, and often progressive disorder characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Melissa H. Hunter |
COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease Outpatient management of patients with stable COPD should be directed at improving quality of life by preventing acute exacerbations, relieving symptoms and slowing the progressive deterioration of lung function... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Acute Bronchitis What is acute bronchitis?... What causes acute bronchitis?... How do people get acute bronchitis?... How is acute bronchitis treated?... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 |
Acute Bronchitis What is acute bronchitis?... How do people get acute bronchitis?... How is acute bronchitis treated?... When should I see my doctor again?...How can I keep from getting sick again?... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004 |
Flu and Colds How can I tell if I have a cold or the flu?... What causes colds and the flu?... What about medicine?... Should I call my doctor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 |
Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary hypertension happens when the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs) becomes higher than normal. This puts strain on the right side of the heart. Pulmonary hypertension is a serious problem... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002 |
How to Stop Smoking Make the decision to quit smoking. Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health... |
AskMen.com
March 16, 2003
Mike Davison |
Light Smokers Still Run Cancer Risk Significantly reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day may not be as helpful or as healthy as once thought. |
Science News
December 17, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Breathing Easier with Vitamin D Physicians in New Zealand have now linked the vitamin to yet another apparent advantage: improved lung function. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Pneumonia 101 A pneumonia 101 tutorial addresses symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
Nursing
November 2011
Lawson & Pruitt |
Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Novartis Breathes Easier Novartis' investors can breathe a little easier. The company's new treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- a.k.a. "smoker's lung" -- passed its three phase 3 trials without so much as a cough. |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2012
Chaney & Sheriff |
Evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation Smoking addiction is both physical and mental. The etiology of tobacco dependence is multidimensional and includes physiological, psychological, and social/behavioral factors. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
Chemistry World
July 14, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
No More Oxygen for Artificial Lung US scientists have mimicked the structure of a lung to make a device that can use air as a ventilating gas instead of pure oxygen. The invention could mean that implantable devices could be a step closer. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005
Karnani, Reisfield & Wilson |
Evaluation of Chronic Dyspnea Chronic dyspnea is defined as dyspnea lasting more than one month. Information is presented on diagnosis, assessment and treatment for chronic dyspnea. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Preventing Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. American women are four to six times more likely to die of heart disease than of breast cancer. Here are some ways you can lower your risk of having a heart attack... |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Merck Breathes Life Into an Acquired Pipeline The acquisition is paying off with newly approved drugs. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Breathe Easier, Join the Competition Novartis' strategy is a good one. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004
Barreiro & Perillo |
An Approach to Interpreting Spirometry Spirometry is a powerful tool that can be used to detect, follow, and manage patients with lung disorders. Technology advancements have made spirometry much more reliable and relatively simple to incorporate into a routine office visit. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
New respiratory drugs neck and neck A flurry of regulatory approvals has seen three new drugs approved for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the European and Japanese markets. |
AskMen.com
Julian Marcus |
The Truth About Oxygen Bars Oxygen bars have become increasingly popular among urban hipsters, and new bars keep popping up all over major cities. But is paying for oxygen a breath of fresh air or just a load of hot air? |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Zoorob & Campbell |
Acute Dyspnea in the Office Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a common problem in the outpatient primary care setting. Establishing a diagnosis can be challenging because dyspnea appears in multiple diagnostic categories. Underlying disorders range from the relatively simple to the more serious. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2012
Laura Howes |
Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines, as air flows differently inside them, say US researchers. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001
Trenton D. Nauser & Steven W. Stites |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Regardless of the etiology, unrelieved pulmonary hypertension can lead to right-sided heart failure. Signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are often subtle and nonspecific... |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2011
Frank Vinluan |
GSK Sees Positive Results on Asthma, COPD Drug Expected to Succeed Advair GSK gets good news. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Evans & McNeill |
Quantum Sufficit Where there is depression, there also may be chronic pain... Mortality from prostate cancer is decreasing... New mothers may need to be reminded to take care of themselves... How U.S. medical students will live is affecting what they choose to do... etc. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2015
Liisa Niitsoo |
A sound idea for treating lung disease Scientists in Australia have made a portable device that gently vibrates stem cells with sound waves to turn them into an aerosol. The system could be an effective route for treating various pulmonary diseases. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Oops, Sorry About That, Pfizer The FDA says there's no problem with Spiriva after all. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2004
Sarah F. Hutton |
STEPS Safety, tolerability, effectiveness, price and simplicity (STEPS)of Tiotropium (Spiriva) for COPD. |
Chemistry World
June 10, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
AstraZeneca stocks pipeline with acquisitions AZ is also buying Omthera Pharmaceuticals for an up-front payment of $323 million, with a potential $120 million in milestone payments on offer. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
AstraZeneca stocks respiratory and cancer pipelines AstraZeneca has agreed to buy Spanish firm Almirall's respiratory drug assets for $875 million up front, plus up to $1.2 billion in performance milestone payments. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Philip Durell |
Lincare Fighting for Air Lincare Holdings (Nasdaq: LNCR) knew it was coming and so did investors, but the severity of the new Medicare Bill has left them breathless! The November 2003 passing of the bill contained provisions that, if implemented, would severely cut revenues and net profit margins. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2004 |
Investments Up in Smoke Smoking isn't just bad for your health, it costs you a lot of money too. How much could you save if you quit? |
