I'm a Newbie to Wellsphere
and I was just diagnosed this year in March with moderate/severe COPD (emphysema). My hope... as my therapy and am also hoping it can help others with their COPD too, and of course, increase
Statin drugs lower respiratory death risk
risk of dying from chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease or COPD, the technical name for emphysema... and of COPD, and then cross-checked to see which patients were also taking statins.
"This study found
Cut the Cold Cuts
arteries, you may also be upping your risk for emphysema and other illnesses related to chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease. A study by Columbia University says that nitrates are to blame. These nasty additives
Quit Smoking
of a tried and true method that might appeal?
I quit using Chantix. I was a pack plus smoker for 36 years... did not have a difficult time taking Chantix but there are other people that have a tough time, it's
Drug Warning
My mother and father have recently given up after 40 years. They used chantix after failed attemps using patches.
While they are now both non smokers, my mother suffered severe reactiions to this drug
New to Wellsphere
disease, particularly COPD. I've worked as a respiratory therapist for about 28 years now (I can hardly... of lung patients to teach, write, and develop programs to help people with COPD and asthma.
I'm
New study: Mediterranean diet may reduce lung cancer
Mediterranean foods may reduce the risk of developing the lung disease known as ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease, according to a new study published in the journal Thorax. The range of antioxidants found
