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Lung flute can help alleviate COPD symptoms and improve quality of life
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 29, 2014 Source: COPD patients breathe easier with lung flute, study shows Reference: Lung flute improves symptoms and health status in COPD with chronic bronchitis: A 26 week randomized controlled trial. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2014; 3 (1) DOI:10.1186/s40169-014-0029-y
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Chronic obstructive lung disease remains a significant health issue
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 23, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Pulmonary disease found in 1 in 10 Canadians
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Understanding COPD
November 15th was World COPD Day, a day to raise awareness of the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. COPD continues to be a misunderstood disease and patients need to know how they can take charge of this condition and know what to do if they suffer an attack or exacerbation of respiratory difficulties.…
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Silent epidemic gains momentum
Take a regular diameter (pencil eraser) size straw and breathe through it while pinching your nose for five minutes. How many would be able to complete this task before gasping for air? Everyone understands the panic that envelops us when we cannot breathe. This universal response is one of our greatest fears. Despite this, an…