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David Kaufman, M.D.

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Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist
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Progression of Emphysema: How Do You Know It’s Near the End?

Emphysema is one of the main diseases included in the diagnosis “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” or COPD. The other is chronic bronchitis. Most people with COPD have a combination of both. Some people have mostly chronic bronchitis, while others have mostly emphysema. In most cases, COPD is a disease caused by cigarette... Read moreChevron
posted 03/03/2010, comment (1)|
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Jim Christopher

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Former smoker, Author & Addiction Specialist
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Mortality Focus: Cigarettes Have Consequences

When icons die -- especially one after the other, e.g., Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and the legendary Michael Jackson -- we, at least momentarily, tend to focus on our own mortality. Life in progress or finite follies as I sometimes call it, can include powerful addictive disorders. When celebrities croak, we may feel more vulnerable than usual and... Read moreChevron
posted 07/15/2009, comments (0)|
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The Midlife Gals (r)

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KK's Resolution to Stop Smoking in 2009 (and exercise, find a man, yada yada)

New Year's Resolutions: 1. STOP SMOKING a. start thinking about stopping smoking b. peruse cessation tools at the drug store c. begin to pity fellow smokers instead of envy them d. take a good whiff of my hair after a cigarette...arrrrrgh! e. remember, smokers are not more fun than nonsmokers f. convince myself that smokers are not more... Read moreChevron
posted 01/07/2009, comments (0)|
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Adam Frey

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Surviving lung cancer
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Adam's Story: The Highest Dose of Chemo - Ever

Since my last post, I have had a five-day stay in the ICU getting the first round of high-dose chemotherapy. The hospital is a nice place, but it is nowhere you want to be for sure. I started chemo on Friday, and figured it was going to be horrible, just like everyone had told me. I sat there waiting anxiously for almost two days for it to start.... Read moreChevron
posted 09/29/2008, comments (2)|
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Carol Southard

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RN, MSN, Smoking Cessation Consultant
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San Francisco Bans Cigarette Sales in Pharmacies

As of October 1, 2008, San Francisco will be the first city in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products at most pharmacies.  (The law bans the sale of all tobacco products at pharmacies in the city, but big-box stores like Costco and supermarkets like Safeway will still be allowed to sell tobacco.)  Nearby Marin County officials... Read moreChevron
posted 08/01/2008, comment (1)|
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