The American Lung Association recently released their “State of the Air” 2023 findings and there are some things you’ll want to know especially if you suffer from COPD or other lung and breathing-related illnesses.
Each year, the American Lung Association reviews their State of the Air findings for every state in the U.S.
Pfizer announced on November 9th that its two-dose vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 among trial volunteers. The results way surpassed the FDA’s cutoff, which is the vaccine should have more than 50% efficacy. This is great news as it brings us closer to getting a vaccine approved for the Coronavirus.
2020 Flu season is not an ordinary flu season. Influenza cases can put an additional burden on the already strained healthcare system which is dealing with the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, Flu and Coronavirus disease are both contagious respiratory illnesses which makes this flu season distinct.
Do your bit to reduce the strain on the medical services. Please, get your flu shot.
Learn More from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Date Published: October 23, 2020
Since 2001, Oxygen Concentrator Store has been dedicated to promoting the health of individuals affected by COPD, emphysema, and other respiratory and lung conditions. As COVID-19, or Coronavirus, continues to spread across the U.S, Oxygen Concentrator Store is doubling down on our mission to help make life easier for individuals in need of oxygen therapy. We’ve compiled research from the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization to help you better understand COVID-19, how it could affect you, and how to protect your health during these uncertain times.
As asthma is a common disease, most people are aware that it is a condition that affects the lungs. Asthma is a chronic illness—once a person has it, they will have it throughout their life, through periods of remission where they are asymptomatic do occur.
The main symptoms of asthma are coughing, chest tightness, wheezing (a whistling sound when exhaling), and dyspnea—also known as shortness of breath.
If you’ve experienced acute bronchitis in the past, you’re not alone: 10 million Americans visit a doctor for symptoms diagnosed as acute bronchitis (more often simply known as “bronchitis”) each year. [1] Most often, acute bronchitis becomes apparent with a cough, caused by inflammation of the airways. [2] Most often, acute bronchitis is caused by a viral infection like a cold or flu, though sometimes it is caused by a bacterial infection or exposure to another irritant, like chemicals. [3]
If you’ve had Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis since before October of 2014, then you’re probably familiar with the ways to treat it that doesn’t involve pharmaceuticals. If you’ve recently been diagnosed with IPF, then you might not be aware of the non-pharmacological ways of lessening the symptoms of this disease.
IPF is the name given to the condition that causes deep tissue in the lungs to thicken, making it harder to bring enough oxygen to the bloodstream. Not to be confused with emphysema, IPF isn’t found to be mostly caused by smoking.
A study published on June 22nd in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal found that a number of smokers who may have COPD is more significant than previously thought. Due to the nature of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease many people in its beginning stages do not realize that they have it. Usually, the disease does not become apparent until its apparent symptoms such as shortness of breath or coughing cannot be ignored.
According to this study, conducted at National Jewish Health in Denver, around 1 million smokers in the United States already have the beginning stage of COPD, even though a lung function test may find normal lung function.
Often, treatments developed for asthma can be used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and treatments used for COPD can be used for asthma—because asthma and COPD are two different diseases, although, with similar symptoms, this may seem a bit perplexing. However, researchers have determined that these two lung diseases have many aspects in common.
Asthma and COPD remain two separate diseases with distinct characteristics and approaches to treatment, but an understanding of both diseases has helped us further our understanding.
Summer can be a wonderful time of year, with family barbeques and outdoor fun, but it can also be dangerous if you have a chronic lung disease, like COPD or asthma. Just like the extreme cold can trigger an exacerbation of your lung disease, so can extreme heat and humidity during the warm months of the year.
If you know what triggers a flare-up for you, you know what to watch out for, and what to do if you start to have trouble breathing. You don’t need to let them ruin your summer, though! With a few precautions, you can stay safe and still have fun doing all the things you like to do during the lovely summer months.
Just as a reminder for the hottest days coming up, here is a list of things that are known to be dangerous for people with chronic lung diseases, and what you can do to stay safe.
