COPD Personal Stories

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Personal stories: Faces of COPD : Canadian Lung Association

lung.ca — “Personal stories of everyday Canadians with COPD, family members of COPD patients, and health-care professionals who research and treat COPD.View full resource at lung.ca

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Most Recently Shared on November 16, 2011 at 3:37 pm By:

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Read personal stories of everyday Canadians with #COPD: http://t.co/rutAeowL

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Stories of people who have COPD : Canadian Lung Association

lung.ca — “A collection of personal stories of everyday Canadians with COPD, a long-term breathing disease.View full resource at lung.ca

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Most Recently Shared on February 18, 2010 at 3:25 pm By:

TeamCOPD TeamCOPD Support

At 37, Larry found that he was constantly breathless. Then his doctor diagnosed him with #COPD. Read his story. http://bit.ly/cfvKKi

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Celebrate Life's Moments: share your COPD story

shareyourcopdstory.com — “Celebrate Life's Moments: share your COPD storyView full resource at shareyourcopdstory.com

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Most Recently Shared on September 18, 2009 at 11:17 am By:

whydotpharma Silja Health Social Media

COPDiary likes this fizer COPD SM site, but it is US...again http://bit.ly/14zrRK

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COPD - COPD: When the End is Approaching - What Will It Feel Like?

healthcentral.com — “What will it feel like when you reach the end stages of COPDView full resource at healthcentral.com

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COPD: When the End is Approaching - HealthCentral.com via hospice - When the end begins to approach, as ... http://tinyurl.com/24stz7w

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Health Tip: Helping COPD Information on Healthline

healthline.com — “Read about Health, and other breaking health care stories in the Health Day News section of Healthline.View full resource at healthline.com

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Why Belly Fat Is Bad for Your Lungs, and Why Exercise Is Good - COPD - Health.com

health.com — “COPD sufferers have trouble breathing due to lung damage. Having excess abdominal weight may lower one's lung function, regardless of a person's age, smoking history, or body mass index.View full resource at health.com

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goodhealth Health magazine Health Magazine

Belly fat can also constrict your lungs, making it harder to breathe. http://tinyurl.com/crkyg3

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COPD Foundation Blog

blog.copdfoundation.org — “The mission of the COPD Foundation is to develop and support programs which improve the quality of life through research, education, early diagnosis, and enhanced therapy for persons whose lives are impacted by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.View full resource at blog.copdfoundation.org

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Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2010 at 3:20 pm By:

COPDFoundation COPD Foundation Health Organization

Thx 4 the shout-out Geoff! Ur da bomb! RT @geoffliving Check it out! @copdfoundation launches its blog today! http://blog.copdfoundation.org

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COPD and Work - How Has COPD Affected Your Work?

copd.about.com — “For those who still work, how has COPD affected your job? Share your story and find out what others have to say.View full resource at copd.about.com

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How has COPD affected your ability to work? http://t.co/XA3goRmy

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Getting tested (Spirometry) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

nhlbi.nih.gov — “Everyone at risk for copd who has cough, sputum production, or shortness of breath, should be tested for the disease. the test for copd is called spirometry.View full resource at nhlbi.nih.gov

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Most Recently Shared on November 12, 2009 at 1:32 pm By:

MiriamETucker Miriam E. Tucker Patient Expert

RT @BreatheBetter: Nearly 1/3 with COPD symptoms haven't told their doctor about them. Let's fix that. Test is simple: http://bit.ly/2LJAnx

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COPD Awareness Month and The Great American Smokeout - Related Stories - AANP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “As a founding member of the COPD Alliance , AANP encourages readers to acknowledge COPD Awareness Month and the Great American Smokeout. Learn more h--View full resource at smartbrief.com

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COPD telemedicine program reduces hospital visits - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who enrolled in the iCare Health Buddy telemedView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Children with severe asthma are at higher risk for COPD - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “A study that lasted almost half a century found children with severe, persistent asthma were almost 32 times more likely to develop chronic obstructive lung disease as adults. The Melbourne Asthma Study tracked children born in 1957 from age 7 to 50. <a href='/servlet/aaRedirect?url2=http%3a%2f%2fwwView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Children with severe asthma are at higher risk for COPD http://sbne.ws/r/4JnR

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Program temporarily boosts light activities in COPD patients - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who enrolled in a confidence-building program that also focused on upper body strength, continuity of training and an active daily lifestyle, had improvements in standing, walking slowly and other light activities immediately after the four-month t…View full resource at smartbrief.com

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Most Recently Shared on May 21, 2011 at 7:56 pm By:

learae LeaRae Keyes, RN Nurse

If you are involved with COPD patients you should read this. http://lnkd.in/gVDt52

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Study: Inhalers increase diabetes risk in asthma, COPD patients - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Canadian researchers found a 34% increased rate of diabetes development and progression among patieView full resource at smartbrief.com

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Smoking cessation is key against COPD, new guidelines say - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “The American College of Physicians and three other health associations issued new guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, saying smoking cessation is still key against the condition. The groups also advised the use of spirometry for diagnosis of the disease among symptomatic patients.…View full resource at smartbrief.com

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