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Friday’s COPD Newsletter from COPD Support, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 40
September 3, 2010
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) IN PAINT AND OTHER PRODUCTS
As fall approaches, many of us will be tempted to grab a paint brush and do a bit of touchup work. Perhaps a few of us will be more ambitious and even consider painting a room – [...]

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Friday’s COPD Newsletter from COPD Support, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 39
August 27, 2010
Richard D. Martin, Editor
MUCUS CLEARANCE DEVICES
One of our members, Vicki, from Nebraska, mentioned that her Respiratory Therapist gave her a Quake because she was not pleased with her Acapella. She concluded, “I really like it,” and it’s “super easy to use.”
What on earth was Vicki talking about, you wonder? Well, [...]

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Friday’s COPD Newsletter from COPD Support, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 38
August 20, 2010
Richard D. Martin, Co-Editor
NEW TEST MAY HELP DETECT LUNG CANCER EARLY
This new blood test, called Early CDT-Lung, provided by OncImmune, aids in the early detection of lung cancer. It may one day replace the need for invasive procedures. This is an important new option for us, because occasionally, nodules develop [...]

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Friday’s COPD Newsletter from COPD Support, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 37
August 13, 2010
Richard D. Martin, Co-Editor
COPD CAN AFFECT RED BLOOD CELL COUNT
A single drop of blood can contain millions of red blood cells. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, and hemoglobin is the means by which oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are transported throughout the body. There has been some recent discussion [...]

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Friday’s COPD Newsletter from COPD Support, Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 36
August 6, 2010
Richard D. Martin, Co-Editor
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
What does the risk of smoking and the risk of not having social relationships have in common? You’ll have to read the following to find out!
Having COPD not only takes a physical toll on us, but for many of us, as COPD progresses, [...]

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