Another member of the Greatest Generation is gone. My mom, Betty Martin, died peacefully early Saturday morning. We all miss her, but she is in a better place.
Today (Oct. 3) marks two very important occasions in Mom's life - it was on this day in 2005 that she went to live in the nursing home and it will be this day in 2007 when my father and I pick up her possessions for the last time at the nursing home. I truly appreciate all that the nursing home staff did for my mom and my...
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Friday (March 28) marked the sixth month anniversary of my very last "conversation" with my mother. Earlier that week, Mom had begun to... Read more »
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COPD/Emphysema often goes undiagnosed, sometimes for years, after it actually starts to cause damage to the airways and lungs. As the third... Read more »
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A new report suggests that giving COPD patients a beta blocker before surgery may reduce the risk of death. Previously, doctors believed that giving... Read more »
A review of clinical trials has shown that bronchodilators that contain inhaled beta-agonists like salmeterol (Advair) and albuterol increased the... Read more »
A new study suggests that patients who take Atrovent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be more likely to die of a heart attack. The study... Read more »
Patients who have COPD may benefit from taking statin drugs, a new review of published research suggests. Scientists looked at nine studies conducted... Read more »
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