How Does Your State Stack Up When it Comes to COPD?By Jennifer NelsonDid you know the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offers fact sheets on COPD for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico?Each fact sheet includes a table listing the reported prevalence of COPD ... Read More

COPD Isn’t Holding These Two Cyclists BackBy Marygrace TaylorBeing diagnosed with COPD doesn’t mean you have to spend your life on the sidelines. Just ask cyclist Mark Junge. He’s lived with COPD for more than a decade—but hasn’t let it stop him from conquering the world on two wheels. After ... Read More

In Search of Sleep: Experts Recommend Lifestyle Changes Over Sleeping Pills By Linda Childers If you have problems falling or staying asleep, you’re not alone. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, each night millions of people in the United States spend the night tossing and turning. While it ... Read More

Seeing is Believing: Study Shows a Higher Use of CPAP in Patients Who See Their Sleep Apnea By Reyna Gobel A new study reveals that patients who see a videotape of their sleep apnea may lead them to use their CPAP machines more. The question everyone wants to know is, ... Read More

Can Poor Sleep Predict Disease? By Jennifer Nelson Chronic sleep deprivation is one of the most serious health complaints these days. Now, research suggests that chronic sleep deprivation may be a precursor to a number of other diseases as well. Here’s what we know about the sleep/disease link: Parkinson’s disease People who ... Read More

Answering the Alarm Clock? You Could Be Experiencing Sleep Drunkenness By Jennifer Nelson Ever pick up the alarm clock to answer a phone call in the middle of the night? Or get up out of bed and think you’re heading to work in the wee hours of the morning? If you ... Read More

Non-Smoker? You Could Still Be At Risk for COPD By Reyna Gobel Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a progressive disease that makes breathing difficult, occurs most often in smokers over age 45. However, according the National institutes of Health (NIH), as many as one in six individuals with COPD have never ... Read More

Don’t Forget! Simple Tricks to Remember Your Asthma Meds By Marygrace Taylor For the elderly, asthma complications can quickly become serious: According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the majority of asthma-related deaths in the United States occur in adults over age 65. And when it comes to taking asthma ... Read More

Spotting the Top 5 Symptoms of COPD By Marygrace Taylor The average adult takes up to 20 breaths per minute—or more than 20,000 per day. But for the 12 million Americans who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the simple act of inhaling and exhaling can feel like a lot more work.... Read More