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Virginia group working on end-of-life planning for terminal patients
At age 87, Stanley R. Ballou Jr. had multiple medical conditions and required nursing home care. He endured several infections and associated emergency hospitalizations. "Each time he lost a little more ground. There were more and more heroics on each...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, General Practitioners, Nursing Homes
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LETTER: Fight COPD By Fighting Smoking
The American Lung Association's report on the startling upsurge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women sheds light on a topic that is of great interest to me as a woman and health professional [June 6, news, "COPD On Rise For Women"]. COPD is...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, American Lung Association
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AstraZeneca to pay up to $1.15 billion for Pearl Therapeutics
The Philadelphia InquirerDrugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said Monday that it had agreed to pay up to $1.15 billion for Pearl Therapeutics Inc., a privately held company based in Redwood City, Calif. Pearl's research focus is inhaled medication for respiratory diseases, specifically...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, Diabetes, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, AstraZeneca Plc
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Air pollution makes it more difficult to breathe
Clean air matters. It matters if you have asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or perfectly healthy lungs. I was a respiratory therapist for more than 15 years and have seen firsthand the effects of air quality on my patients' lungs. Patients of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Asthma, Emmaus, Respiratory Disease, Air Pollution
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Atención asmáticos sobre sus inhaladores
El SentinelAtención asmáticos: La FDA ha emitido un alerta dejando saber a los consumidores que los últimos dos inhaladores que contienen clorofluorocarbonos (CFCs en inglés) y que son dañinos de la capa de ozono, serán retirados del mercado a finales de este año....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration
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Mal Wyman, 1920-2013
Anyone who tuned in to the WSNS-TV station during the 1970s and early '80s has likely heard Mal Wyman's resonant voice. Though he was part of the management team for the UHF station that aired on Channel 44, Mr. Wyman doubled as a voice-over artist for...Tags: U.S. Army, Chicago White Sox, Rogers Park, Radio, Television Industry
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COPD On Rise For Women, Report Says
The Hartford CourantWomen are now 37 percent more likely than men to suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive disease that slowly takes away the ability to breathe, the American Lung Association said in a report Wednesday. Once considered primarily a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Heart Disease, Health Organizations, Air Pollution, Diseases and Illnesses
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Flags for the fallen at Lincoln National Cemetery
As Jo Anne McSorley scanned the grounds of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, her thoughts quickly turned to her son, 24-year-old Thomas McSorley, a soldier serving in Afghanistan. He, too, might be buried here someday, the Plainfield woman thought....
Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Lincoln National Corporation, Abraham Lincoln
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U.S. DOJ subpoenas documents on Forest Labs' inhalation drug
ReutersMay 24 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Forest Laboratories received a subpoena earlier this month from U.S. prosecutors requesting documents relating to its small-selling lung disorder product, the Tudorza Pressair inhaler, the company said in a filing. The New...Tags: Lexapro (drug), Carl Icahn, Forest Laboratories Incorporated, Misdemeanors, Fines
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Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation
Making hospital charges more transparent, the federal government this week released data showing what medical centers across the country charge for treating 100 of the most common reasons patients get admitted. The charges vary dramatically —...
Tags: Orlando Health, Government Health Care, Kathleen Sebelius, Consumers, Orlando
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