note from Karen: I know I said I’d be taking a break until April 1, but how could I stay away and miss Tuesday’s Tune? Tuesday’s Tune is brought to you by the creative efforts of EFFORTS Vice President Ann Lornie Thanks to Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes – “Up Where We Belong” Dedicated to ...
Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit a disordered breathing-swallowing pattern that may account for their higher risk of aspiration pneumonia, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh. In the first issue for April of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Roxann Diez ...
(NAPSI) As part of its EyeSmart campaign to empower Americans to take charge of their eye health, the American Academy of Ophthalmology launched “Ask an Eye M.D.,” a new online service through which the public can submit questions about their eyes to a panel of ophthalmologists. “The Ask an Eye M.D. service will supplement the ...
(NAPSI) Here’s a statistic that might get you off the couch. Forty percent of U.S. adults-82.5 million people-are physically inactive. That’s why a nationwide effort is underway to get Americans moving. Launched by the American College of Sports Medicine in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company, the program is called Exercise is Medicine (EIM) and the ...
COPD News of the Day will be taking a break for some much needed maintenance to welcome Spring. Posting will resume on Wednesday, April 1 ...
Find the information you need on this page from the National Institutes of Health Dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids include fish oil and certain plant/nut oils. Fish oil contains both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), while some nuts (e.g., English walnuts) and vegetable oils (e.g., canola, soybean, flaxseed/linseed, and olive oil) contain ...
Both guidelines are available on ADA’s Evidence Analysis Library, www.adaevidencelibrary.com, which analyzes and summarizes the results of the best available research and offers recommendations for RDs to follow in their treatment of clients and patients. The intent of ADA’s guidelines is to support the integration of evidence-based dietetics practice and improve the quality of care. ...
another inspiring guest post from EFFORTS Vice President, Ann Lornie Thank you, Ann No, this is not about swimming or about drinking water before or after exercise. It’s about using our imagination and wondering if we were water, what form would we take? How would our friends describe us? I don’t want to be ...
from the creative efforts of EFFORTS Vice President, Ann Lornie – with thanks to Dolly Parton and 9 to 5 Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen; [Is my Spiriva causing this itchin'] And yawn, and stretch, and try to come alive. Stomp to the shower, and the blood starts pumping; Worried ’bout ...
Established in April 2007, the COPD Research Registry began its presumably slow journey to recruiting individuals with COPD to support the COPDGene Study—a study that was awarded $37 million by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to conduct a genome-wise association analysis to to identify the primary genes that determine why some individuals ...