Archive for the ‘COPD and the Holidays’ Category
I Wish For You A Blessed And Peaceful New Year
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.
Ellen Goodman
January 1, 2010
Tags: New Year 2010 Posted in: COPD and the Holidays 
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Health Tips for Visiting Nursing Homes and Hospitals
A CDC Feature Article
When you visit relatives and friends in nursing homes and hospitals, remember to take steps to prevent spreading illnesses.
The holidays traditionally bring family and friends together for visits, and residents of nursing homes and patients in hospitals especially appreciate seeing friendly, loving faces. If someone you know is under such care, we [...]
December 29, 2009
Tags: healthy hospital visitors, holiday hospital visit, holiday nursing home visit, visiting nursing home Posted in: COPD and the Holidays, COPD caregivers No Comments
Kids Can Pass Pneumonia Bug to Older Relatives During Holidays
HealthDay News
A new study suggests that family get-togethers during the holidays can have a dark side, with asymptomatic children passing potentially deadly pneumonia germs to older relatives.
“Kids get colonized by strep and pneumococcus, and they are carrying it — they may not get sick from it, but the elderly are more susceptible to it,” noted [...]
December 28, 2009
Tags: elderly pnuemonia, holiday pnuemonia, pnuemonia vaccine Posted in: COPD - Infections/Exacerbations/Flares, COPD and the Holidays No Comments
Healthy Holidays
The holiday season is in full swing. This means a lot of holiday gatherings with large amounts of food. During the holiday season we tend to eat and drink a lot more calories. As you enjoy the holidays, remember to balance the calories you consume with the calories you burn.
Family, fun…and FOOD! It’s what the [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: healthy holiday tips, healthy new year resolution tips Posted in: COPD - Exercise, COPD - Living With It, COPD and the Holidays, copd nutrition No Comments
H1N1 Swine Flu Holiday Party Etiquette
How to keep an unwelcome guest — swine flu — out of your holiday party.
A WebMD feature
Holiday season is upon us again. As you send out the invitations and plan the menu for your holiday party, remember that there is one guest you definitely do not want on your guest list: swine flu.
You might have [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: holidays and H1N1, holidays and swine flu Posted in: COPD and Flu, COPD and the Holidays, H1N1 Influenza Virus, Swine Flu One Comment
