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People who are hospitalized for COPD and have diabetes are more likely to have longer hospital stays and to die than people who do not have diabetes, according to a new study. Jul 27, 2010
A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that smokers who are exposed to wood smoke are at an increased risk of COPD, including DNA changes that further increase that risk. Jul 23, 2010
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Lincare Holdings, Clearwater, Fla., has accepted contracts with Medicare to provide oxygen equipment in two of the nine initial markets impacted by competitive bidding, specifically Charlotte, N.C., and Miami. This news comes at the same time the company announced better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
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Here are several new and noteworthy products that Respiratory & Sleep Management uncovered at Medtrade Spring.
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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has released a list of the 100 Allergy Capitals, the most challenging places for people with allergies or asthma.
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New RT Talk Blogger:Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC
Dunne is a career respiratory therapist with 20 years of experience in home care. He is a nationally recognized authority on the impact of health care reform on the practice of respiratory care.
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Klingensmith HealthCare’s new COPD disease management program is specifically designed to prevent rehospitalization. It includes a series of therapist visits and follow-up calls, as well as careful oxygen-dose titration and sophisticated oxygen equipment.
In February 2007, Sleep Apnea Solutions was created to provide sleep diagnostics under contract with employers in diverse industries, such as trucking, manufacturing, construction, food service, law enforcement and more. Ferreting out those with sleep apnea results in a healthier, more productive workforce.
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RespiratorySleepManagement.com is the online portal for Respiratory & Sleep Management, a business-to-business magazine that caters to the home care respiratory professional. The magazine offers HME solutions for core respiratory topics — sleep apnea, oxygen and COPD, and asthma — with targeted clinical coverage for home care respiratory therapists (RTs). The site focuses on business and marketing strategies, market analysis, Medicare and Medicaid funding and legislative news, respiratory resources, industry blogs, and in-depth respiratory product reports, including CPAP devices and masks, oxygen concentrators and nebulizers.
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