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Jane M. Martin

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (2)

Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis

In Part I we met Dave, who was just told he had COPD. Here is Part II with commonly asked questions about being Young with COPD. If I am diagnosed with COPD at a young age, what's the first thing I should do? The first thing you should do if you've been diagnosed with COPD (at any age) is to get tested for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (0)

I’m Too Young to Have COPD! Or am I?

"COPD? At my age? I'm only 46! There's no way. I'm too young to have that horrible disease." Dave was stunned. Lately he'd been a little more short of breath than usual, and his colds hung on for longer than they used to, but this... this just couldn't be. "COPD is a disease for old people," he thought. "Old smokers who are... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 10/13/2009, comments (0)

COPD & the Non-Smoker

You've never smoked a cigarette in your life, but your doctor just told you that you have COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Are you wondering how this can be? Isn't COPD a disease of smokers and former smokers? While it's true that in the United States, COPD in 80% to 90% of all people diagnosed was due to... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

Are You an Alpha (A-1AD deficient)?

It was Mary Pierce’s 40th birthday. As she stood in her kitchen that day, her phone rang. It was not a call from a friend to wish her well, but news from her doctor that would change her life. “I was right,” he said. You have this thing called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. It’s... Read more Chevron

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