Respiratory Rally » Health http://respiratoryrally.org Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:59:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Living With COPD Part 3 Diaphragmatic Breathing http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-3-diaphragmatic-breathing http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-3-diaphragmatic-breathing#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:15:01 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-3-diaphragmatic-breathing In this segment of my series on Living With COPD I talk about how to breathe with your diaphragm and how it benefits the COPD patient. I also discuss some examples on when and how to use it.

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-3-diaphragmatic-breathing/feed 13 Smoked Cannabis’ Effect on Lungs, pt. 3, Dr. Tashkin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-3-dr-tashkin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-3-dr-tashkin#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:14:53 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-3-dr-tashkin Does regular marijuana smoking cause COPD, Emphysema and/or Lung Cancer? In part 3, Donald Tashkin, MD examines cancer risk and overall results from his study.
Donald P. Tashkin, MD – Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

After 25 years of research, here are the study’s
Summery & Conclusions:
* Habitual marijuana smoking is ociated with:
- Symptoms of acute and chronic bronchitis
- Evidence of microscopic injury to bronchial lining cells.
- Inconsistant evidence of mild airway obstruction.
* but NOT with an accelerated decline in lung function.
- Thus unlikely to be ociated with the development of clinically significant COPD.

* In a large, prospectively designed population-based case-control study:
- We did NOT observe a positive ociation of marijuana use – even after heavy long-term use, with either lung or UAT cancer, controlling for tobacco use and other possible confounders.
- In marked contrast, we confirmed the strong dose-dependent effect of tobacco use on the occurence of these cancers.”

Presented to Fifth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics held in Pacific Grove, CA, April, 2008. Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time.
http://MedicalCannabis.com

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-3-dr-tashkin/feed 8 The Advertising Council Joins ESPN to Encourage Men to … http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/the-advertising-council-joins-espn-to-encourage-men-to http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/the-advertising-council-joins-espn-to-encourage-men-to#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:27:20 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/the-advertising-council-joins-espn-to-encourage-men-to The Advertising Council is joining ESPN today to launch a new series of national public service advertisements designed to raise awareness among middle-aged men about the importance of preventive medical testing. The new ads play off concepts created for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for a men’s health campaign that was launched last month. The ads will debut this week on ESPN media.

Men are 25 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year and are 38 percent more likely than women to have neglected their cholesterol tests. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005). Furthermore, men are 1.5 times more likely than women to die from heart disease, cancer and chronic lower respiratory diseases (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005).

To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/adcouncil/32884/

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/the-advertising-council-joins-espn-to-encourage-men-to/feed 8 Smoked Cannabis’ Effect on Lungs, pt. 2, Dr. Tashkin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-2-dr-tashkin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-2-dr-tashkin#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:48:43 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-2-dr-tashkin Does regular marijuana smoking cause COPD, Emphysema and/or Lung Cancer? In part 2, Donald Tashkin, MD examines risk of emphysema.
Donald P. Tashkin, MD – Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Presented to Fifth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics held in Pacific Grove, CA, April, 2008. Conference hosted by Patients Out of Time.
http://MedicalCannabis.com

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/smoked-cannabis-effect-on-lungs-pt-2-dr-tashkin/feed 3 Lung Cancer http://respiratoryrally.org/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-3 http://respiratoryrally.org/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-3#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:06:08 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-3 My dad in 2004, 5 days before he died. He was on hospice care. He was diagnosed on Father’s Day, 2004, with lung cancer. he was a lifetime smoker, but quit in 1992. DR said if he had quit long before (or never started)…he would be here today…My dad was a talented writer and news broadcaster. He was very silly, sometimes eccentric, as you will see…We miss you, Dad…

ANYONE that considers smoking…needs to know that the chance of being diagnosed and then dying of lung cancer is a strong possibility. Please, I don’t want anyone to go through the fear,frustration, and pain that my dad went through.,.not to mention the family having to WATCH him go through it. We stood by helplessly as he tried to “catch” his breath, couldn’t swallow because the radiation made his throat sore, coughed up blood, and later heard the imfamous “death rattle” as he tried to breathe. The waiting was the worst…Please , see video #2 for additional comments. SEMPER FI!

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-3/feed 0 3013-CHINA-SMOKING-3013-ASIA-NOV12 http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/3013-china-smoking-3013-asia-nov12 http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/3013-china-smoking-3013-asia-nov12#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:35:05 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/3013-china-smoking-3013-asia-nov12 China is home to the world’s largest smoking population, and the country is facing a serious health crisis. A recent report warns that tens of millions of people in China will die from respiratory illnesses and lung cancer over the next 25 years if nothing is done to reduce smoking.

Experts predict there will be 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 18 million deaths from lung cancer in China between 2003 and 2033.

Respiratory diseases are already among the 10 leading causes of deaths
in China.

According the World Health Organisation, one out of every three cigarettes lit in the world is in China.
Ma Guanghua, a migrant worker in Beijing, says smoking has become a part of his life.

[Ma Guanghua, Migrant Worker]:
“Of course I want to quit, but I have been smoking for so many years that it is so difficult for me to give up.”

Feng Xiaodong is seeking treatment for a lung problem at a hospital for respiratory diseases in Beijing.

[Feng Xiaodong, Hospital Patient]:
“It’s your surroundings. Because everyone smokes, if you’re the only one who doesn’t, it feels a bit uncomfortable. It’s mostly the surroundings you’re in.”

Out of the army of smokers in China, Ma and Feng are exceptions. While 45 and 50 percent of men in urban and rural areas were regular smokers in 2003, the report states only 5-6 percent of them tried to quit.

Researchers warn that the burden of treating smoking-related diseases is likely to be heavy for China, and the country will suffer reduced productivity.

If present smoking trends continue, 100 million Chinese men will die of smoking-related ailments between 2000 and 2050.

Family members of patients suffering from lung diseases say information on the dangers of smoking is hard to come by.

[Mrs. Li, Wife of Smoker]:
“Smoking is definitely bad for your health. But I think in society there’s still not enough publicity about the dangers of smoking. In particular, it seems that there is still very little educational information,
and when we searched online there wasn’t much either.”

Some surveys show two-thirds of Chinese people think smoking does little or no harm.

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/3013-china-smoking-3013-asia-nov12/feed 0 Living With COPD Part 2 Pursed Lip Breathing http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-2-pursed-lip-breathing http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-2-pursed-lip-breathing#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:47 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-2-pursed-lip-breathing The second video in the Living With COPD series. Pursed Lip Breathing shows you how to do it and tells you how it works.

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/living-with-copd-part-2-pursed-lip-breathing/feed 1 What is COPD ? www.copdhelp.info http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:42 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info Emphysema and bronchitis are types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here’s more information on the causes and types of COPD.

www.copdhelp.info

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info/feed 2 RVision – COPD http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/rvision-copd http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/rvision-copd#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:33:40 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/rvision-copd Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a group of long-term (chronic) lung diseases, whereby airflow through the airways leading to and within the lungs is partially blocked, resulting in difficulty breathing. http://www.healthix.com/

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/rvision-copd/feed 2 COPD — i on NIH — episode #0007, segment 4 http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-i-on-nih-episode-0007-segment-4 http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-i-on-nih-episode-0007-segment-4#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:33:17 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-i-on-nih-episode-0007-segment-4 For our eye-to-eye interview, we turn to Dr. James Kiley, the director of the Division of Lung Diseases at our National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to talk about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD.

Transcripts available at: http://www.nih.gov/news/vodcast/2007/e0007.htm#kiley.htm.

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