In pulmonary rehabilitation programs self-management is instrumental in improving patients’ functional status and quality of life. (PRWEB) September 05, 2014 International Journal of COPD has published the review paper “Self-management in patients with COPD”. As...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a frequent genetic disease affecting the lung and the gastrointestinal tract. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München now have shown that many of the adult patients with CF in addition lack a cell surface molecule, which is important for...
Doctors at a major Toronto hospital violated the law by unilaterally imposing a do-not-resuscitate order on an elderly patient against his family’s wishes, an appeal board has ruled in an extraordinary clash over end-of-life care. Douglas DeGuerre died from cardiac...
Martin Van Beynen ‘PEG SAVED ME’: David O’Connor, 27, says Peg Noble saved his life at a time when he was ready to jump off a bridge. Formerly homeless man David O’Connor says slain Work and Income worker Peg Noble saved his life more than...
Langley cyclist Jean Knight gears up for the 16th time to participate in the BC Lung Association’s annual Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath, a two-day, 200-km scenic ride in support of lung health. — image credit: submitted photo Langley cyclist Jean Knight will be...
Propeller Health, a Madison maker of a digital system for people with chronic respiratory diseases, has raised $14.5 million of financing in a round led by Safeguard Scientifics Inc., a publicly-traded venture capital firm. Propeller will use the money to accelerate...
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