US COPD Coalition

Month: July 2021

Jul
22

ALA and ATS Respond to Philip Morris International’s Purchase of British Producer of Respiratory Treatments

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The following is a joint press release from the American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society. In response to an announcement from Philip Morris International that the company has agreed to acquire Vectura, a British inhaled medicine company, American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer and American Thoracic Society President Lynn Schnapp MD, ATSF shared … Read more

Jul
21

An In-depth Look at Colds and Flu

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The following is excerpted from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health What’s the Bottom Line? What do we know about the effectiveness of complementary approaches for flu and colds? No complementary health approach has been shown to be helpful for the flu. For colds: Complementary approaches that have shown some promise … Read more

Jul
3

COPD-SOS: New National Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of COPD and Sound the Alarm on the Urgent Need for Early Diagnosis

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Before COVID-19, 150,000 Americans were dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) every year, and the pandemic has only worsened this crisis. An estimated 30 million Americans have COPD, and almost half – 12-15 million – do not know they have it. As the nation focuses on getting as many Americans as possible vaccinated against … Read more