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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Atrial Fibrillation Connection by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 06 Nov 2010 11:34am

1 Comment Here’s a good article on the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and atrial fibrillation . If you have COPD, here’s where you can Get Started Learning About Atrial Fibrillation . Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quiz by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Wed 23 Dec 2009 10:02am Welcome to the NHLBI Diseases and Conditions Index (DCI) COPD Quiz. Check your knowledge about COPD with the following questions. For each question, select the answer you think is correct. Take The Quiz >> Read on »

Anxiety and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:36pm . This feeling is supposed to prod us to get up and get away from whatever dangerous situation has caused our breathing to set off our “suffocation alarm.” Increased Anxiety with COPD With COPD, you regularly have trouble breathing and your suffocation alarm can become “hyperactive.” You might feel anxious and edgy. Even little changes, like strong odors or being Read on »

COMBIVENT remains on the market and available to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Thu 15 Apr 2010 10:08am . With this ruling, COMBIVENT will remain on the market and available to the more than two million chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who rely on it as a bronchodilator... MDIs used to treat asthma and COPD. BIPI has invested more than ten years researching and developing a CFC-free replacement product that will deliver the active ingredients Read on »

COPD Foods Pictures Slideshow: Energy-Boosting Foods for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Mon 28 Jun 2010 9:51am MedicineNet.com Eating right may help boost your energy when you have COPD, and if weight loss is a problem, a few “comfort foods” may be back on your diet. Breathing burns 10 times more calories when you have COPD. For people who are watching their weight, smaller portions of the nutrient-packed foods in this slideshow Read on »

LIVE Life with COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 10:50am Get to know me, I have COPD 4th biggest killer disease...chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is made up of chronic bronchitis and or emphysema. Lots of people have... to. Roxlyn ColeCOPD patientcontinues beyond Pulmonary Rehab classes http://www.copd-alert.com/LynCole.pdf The daily short cut blog address ishttp://360.yahoo.com:80/roxlyngcd INDEX Read on »

What’s New on the Medline Plus COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Page by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Sun 20 Feb 2011 2:53pm Make peak flow a habit! Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:06:23 -0600 How to use your peak flow meter Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:06:23 -0600 How to use an inhaler - no spacer Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:06:23 -0600 How to breathe when you are short of breath Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:06:23 -0600 How to use an inhaler - with s ... Read on »

Care-giving After Your Loved One Dies by jodigirl Patient Expert

Posted Fri 21 Jan 2011 7:24pm Care-giving and advocating do not end when the loved dies. The care-giving needs to be for yourself and the advocating needs to be for both yourself and the deceased. It has not been so... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read on »

COPING WITH THE STRESS OF CARE-GIVING by Linda Appleman Shapiro

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Posted Sun 07 Nov 2010 7:29am in order to benefit both the care-givers and those in their charge. Obviously, the first care-giving experience any of us knows occurs between parent and child. When parents... lives. With each one comes the need to develop coping skills in order to benefit both the care-givers and those in their charge. Obviously, the first care-giving experience any Read on »

Care-giving in the Raleigh Durham NC area? by jodigirl Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Nov 2009 10:01pm I have been writing articles about care-giving specifically to the Triangle/Raleigh area of North Carolina. I hope the articles are helpful for everyone... in this area of many medical care providers! http://www.examiner.com/x-26087-Raleigh-Caregiver-Examiner Read on »