Archive for 2007/04


AARC Comments On Home Sleep Testing

AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on home sleep testing, urging CMS to assure the competency of those individuals who will be administering the test. CMS is in the process of determining if Medicare should revise its current policy on sleep diagnostic testing. Current policy limits the Medicare covered tests to sleep facilities or laboratories. [click link for full article]
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04/30/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

May Is The Month For Asthma Awareness

May is just around the corner, and that means asthma is once again taking its place on the national and international stage. The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) will be celebrating Allergy and Asthma Month here in the U.S., and World Asthma Day is coming up May 1. As we have for several years now, the AARC will be providing free asthma screenings on Capitol Hill during Asthma Awareness Day, which this year is scheduled for May 2. [click link for full article]
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04/30/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Patients May Benefit From COPD Research Registry, USA

The COPD Foundation is taking the lead in COPD research to build toward progress in finding better protocols, medicines, and a cure. AARC, which participates in the COPD Foundation, is helping to spread the word about this new registry that can help move research on COPD. The COPD Foundation is beginning a research registry in order to promote COPD research and help patients identify and evaluate research opportunities. [click link for full article]
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American Association For Respiratory Care Seeks Clarification On Brovana Reimbursement

AARC has contacted CMS to request clarification on their policies for the reimbursement of Brovana (arfomoterol) in the home care setting. Brovana, a new long-acting beta agonist (LABA), has recently been introduced, but has not yet been assigned a reimbursement code for home use. Therefore, availability of the medication to patients discharged from the hospital may be limited, interrupting the continuity of care and depriving patients of an efficacious medication. [click link for full article]
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Psoriatic Arthritis Symptoms And Causes

If you have psoriasis, you need to be aware that some people do go on to develop a form of arthritis associated with this skin disease. One out of three patients with the skin disease will develop the joint disease. This arthritis is called psoriatic arthritis. It usually develops between the ages of 30 to 50 but can even start in childhood. Men and women are equally at risk. [click link for full article]
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04/30/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Herbal Medicine Used For Chinese Stroke Patients Lacks Strong Evidence

The herbal medicine Dan Shen, a standard treatment for ischemic stroke in China, lacks strong scientific evidence to support such use, according a new review of studies. Nevertheless, based on the available data, Dan Shen treatment showed a tendency to improve short-term neurological deficits in stroke patients, say researchers at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. [click link for full article]
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04/29/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

WHO Guidelines For Treatment Of Pneumonia Infected Children Under One Revision

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) guidelines for treatment of pneumonia in children under one year in Africa are inadequate and need revision, conclude authors of an Article published in this week's edition of the Lancet. [click link for full article]
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04/29/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma Management Chart Updated, Australia

The National Asthma Council Australia has released an updated version of the popular 'Managing Your Asthma' wall chart, which is designed to help health professionals discuss asthma medications with patients. The new wall chart features up-to-date colour photographs of 43 different asthma medications available in Australia today. Each product is shown next to its current packaging for at-a-glance recognition and is grouped according to its classification. [click link for full article]
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04/28/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Sulfur Allergy - Not Always As It Seems

Being told that one is "sulfur allergic" commonly causes confusion, as many people wrongly assume that they will be allergic to multiple sulfur-containing medicines or sulfite preservatives. [click link for full article]
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Breakthrough Clinical Results Reveal Extended Retrieval Times For Cook Medical’s Günther Tulip™ Vena Cava Filter

A non-randomised, prospective study by H. Bob Smouse, MD that examined the times in which Cook Medical's Günther Tulip™ Vena Cava Filter could be successfully retrieved from patients has presented breakthrough results, Cook officials reported today. Dr. [click link for full article]
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