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5 Ways of Overcoming Social Stigma in COPD
When people find out you have COPD, how long does it take them to ask you: "so, how many years did you smoke"? The stigmatization that somehow current or former smokers deserve to get a disease like...
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Secondhand Smoke Damages Children's Arteries
We've all seen it. A young mother driving down the highway sucking on the end of a cigarette with young children in the car. Perhaps there's something that this mother - and many other parents just...
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U.S. COPD Coalition: New Resource for COPD
Mention the word "COPD" to one of your acquaintances and chances are they won't know what you're talking about. It's true, one of the biggest differences between COPD and other top causes of death in...
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New Study Shows E-Cigarettes Don't Help You Quit
You only have to view the TV commercial featuring Stephen Dorff puffing on the end of an e-cigarette to understand how trendy they've become. But the controversy over these popular electronic gadgets...
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Two New Approaches to Treating Inflammation in COPD
It is becoming increasingly evident that inflammation plays a major role in COPD and many other chronic diseases. Traditionally, inflammation in COPD has been treated with inhaled and/or oral steroids....
View Article4 Vitamins Important in COPD Treatment
The debate over the role of vitamins in COPD treatment may never end. However, recent evidence suggests that eating foods packed with certain vitamins may provide important health benefits that extend...
View ArticleAdvair Diskus: What You Need to Know?
Dyspnea - wheezing - cough - many of you talk Advair to help relieve your COPD symptoms. If you're new to taking Advair or you need a refresher, check out the following guide that includes important...
View ArticleManaging End of Life Issues in COPD
Research has shown that in spite of COPD being associated with severe disability and premature death, COPD patients are still receiving inadequate end of life care. For these reasons, you and your...
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Mercy or Murder? Woman Convicted of Murdering Mother Suffering from Emphysema
Jurors of England's Plymouth Crown Court took only one hour to find 49-year old Angela Douglas guilty of murdering her 73-year-old mother. Douglas, a heavy drinker, admitted killing Anne Matthews "out...
View ArticleSadly, I Bid Farewell!
It is with great sadness that I announce today that as of May 1, 2014, I am resigning as COPD Guide for About.com. I have had a wonderful experience here at About, and have met some incredible people....
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