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COPD Can Lead to Anemia, and Anemia Can Worsen COPD Exacerbations

Authors Tim J. McMahon and Ann C. Prybylowski, in their book, Management of Anemia, discuss the relationship between anemia and chronic lung disease.  Anemia occurs when the fraction of blood that is occupied by red blood cells decreases.  Normally, blood

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Many Patients with Asthma Are Failing to Get the Pneumococcal Vaccine

Several years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendation for use of the pneumococcal vaccine to include smokers and patients with asthma. Despite that recommendation, many adults with asthma still haven’t received the vaccine, according

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How COPD Patients can Reduce the Symptoms of Dry Mouth

Dry mouth is one of the less dramatic symptoms that COPD patients sometimes experience, but it is uncomfortable and disruptive nevertheless, especially when it’s severe enough to interrupt your sleep. The technical word for dry mouth is xerostomia. It can

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Practical Ways to Increase Physical Activity When You Have COPD

Drs. Barry Make, Richard Casaburi, and Bruce Bender continue their roundtable discussions about COPD; this time they talk about practical ways to increase physical activity when you have COPD. This is one of a series of four videos about COPD

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PERF Monthly Newsletter – December 2017

DECEMBER 2017 Here is a roundup of the articles, news & updates that we’ve published on the PERF blog site during the past month. Click on the “Read More” link at the bottom of each excerpt to read the full

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Stimulating Patient Engagement In Managing Their COPD [VIDEO]

Drs. Barry Make, Richard Casaburi, and Bruce Bender continue their roundtable discussions about COPD; this time they talk about why it’s important to stimulate patient engagement in the management of their disease. The above is one of a series of

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What Happens When You Have COPD And Lower Your Physical Activity: A Roundtable Discussion [VIDEO]

Drs. Barry Make, Richard Casaburi, and Bruce Bender continue their roundtable discussions about COPD; this time they talk about what happens when a COPD patient reduces physical activity levels. They explain that the activity level in everyday life is the

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Annual Report and Request for Your Support

December, 2017 We send our best wishes for the holiday season. We hope your year has been happy and healthy. As has been our tradition, this is the time of year we update you on our work on behalf of

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Increasing Physical Activity When You Have COPD: A Roundtable Discussion [VIDEO]

Three leaders in their field discuss the challenges and benefits of increasing physical activity for people with COPD: Dr. Barry Make, Professor of Medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver; our own Dr. Richard Casaburi of Los Angeles Biomedical Research

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How To Protect Your Lungs During the California Wildfires

Those of you living within Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties are well aware of the many fires that are burning around us. As you know, smoke from wildfires damages air quality, which can adversely affect COPD patients more

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