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October 04, 2016

Be a Hero. Help Your Patients Quit Today.

Introducing the New Freedom From Smoking® Plus from the American Lung Association About 70 percent of smokers say they want to quit and 40 percent will make a quit attempt this year. In order to continually provide the most comprehensive and effective smoking cessation program in the country, the American Lung Association unveiled its newest…

September 19, 2016

Decline in Smoking is Reducing COPD Deaths

Fewer Americans are dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not black women and the middle-aged, a new government report shows. Between 2000 and 2014, there was a 12 percent overall drop in deaths from the progressive lung disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Report co-author Hanyu Ni said…

September 06, 2016

Children With Food Allergies Predisposed to Asthma and Rhinitis

Children with a history of food allergy have a high risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis during childhood as well. The risk increases with the number of food allergies a child might have, say researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in a new study recently published in BMC Pediatrics. “Eczema, asthma and…

August 24, 2016

National Asthma and Lung Groups Collaborate to Empower Patients and Raise Awareness About Disease Severity

The Allergy & Asthma Network recently partnered with the CHEST Foundation for a joint campaign to empower patients with persistent, difficult-to-control asthma. The campaign hopes to increase patients’ understanding of their condition through special education programs. It also aims to ensure that patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare providers are aware of the latest asthma treatment…

August 07, 2016

COPD Patients Underuse Pulmonary Rehab, Study Shows

New research conducted by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston suggests that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) therapy among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underutilized – despite the health benefits and cost effectiveness of the therapy. The study recently published in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, is the first…

July 27, 2016

FDA Extends Authority to e-Cigarettes: Implications for Smoking Cessation?

On August 8, a final rule from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) goes into effect that tobacco control experts say could dramatically change the status of e-cigarettes in this country. The rule extends the agency’s regulatory authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and requires manufacturers to report product ingredients and undergo the…

July 11, 2016

Coal Dust Kills 23,000 Per Year in EU: Report

The report blamed coal plant pollution for nearly 12,000 new cases of chronic bronchitis and more than half-a-million asthma attacks in children in the EU in 2013 HIGHLIGHTS There are a total of 280 coal-fired plants in the European Union Coal accounted for 18% of EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 Poland, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria…

June 21, 2016

Frail COPD Patients Benefit from Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Study Reveals

Researchers at King’s College London, in collaboration with several other U.K. institutions, found that pulmonary rehabilitation is helpful for frail patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Findings from the study “Physical frailty and pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a prospective cohort study,” were published in the journal Thorax. COPD, an umbrella term for several progressive…