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“Against the Odds”
Brave Michael takes a deep breath
Website for people with breathing disease
Battle for Every Breath
When breathing is a struggle
Fears on lung cancer diagnosis
My Music
My Pictures/ The Early Days
Better Times
“Twopence” The Family Pet
Not So Good Times
Holiday Time
Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo
Michael McGloin Tribute Night
Music and Friends
“Against the Odds”
COPD Support Group
Day Out in Castlebar
Day Trip to Castlebar
COPD Information Day
Christmas Party 10
Christmas Party 2011
My Videos
“Love Your Lungs” Buswell Hotel Dublin 13th Feb.2012
COPD Support Group
How does a support group work
Membership Form
Links
Medical Entitlements by Nicola Cassidy
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation 2
Pulmonary rehabilitation
COPD – Home Rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation proves positive
Coping with COPD
Support Group Pictures/ Awareness Day 22nd June
Day Trip to Castlebar 2010
Support Group Pictures Christmas Dinner 2010
Sick lungs don’t show!
Alpha-1
Should I be Tested
Who should be tested
What is Alpha-1?
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
What is Alpha-1
What are the risks of getting sick?
WHAT IS ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY
COPD Medication
A Word From The Pharmacist:
COPD Treatment
THEOPHYLLINE
All About Prednisone (Steroids)
Inhaled Meds Save COPD/Pneumonia Patients’ Lives
Prednisone (Steroid side effects)
Antibiotics combat COPD
Natural Remedies
Established Safety Profile of Spiriva Confirmed
“Cloud” Gets Removed From Spiriva
Drug cut risk of stroke
Deaths from Strong Prescription Painkillers Are On the Increase,
Pulmonary function tests
“Lung function tests
Lung Function Tests
Lung Function Tests
Pulmonary Test (PFT)
What is Cystic fibrosis?
COPD – Flare–ups: What to do
Recognizing COPD Complications
antibiotic effective in COPD flare-ups
COPD flare-ups and infections
VENT Study
Endobronchial Valve
VENT Study
Endobronchial valve
BIOLOGIC LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION
Lung Reduction
Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Bronchial Thermoplasty
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Treatment Option For Severe Emphysema
Study Lends Hope to Emphysema Patients
The IBV Valve System
Why sleep is important
How to Sleep Better with COPD
Improve Your Sleep Habits
COPD and Sleep
Can’t sleep?Blame your glowing gadgets
How to use Your Breathing Device
Home Nebulizer Therapy
Using a Nebuliser With a Mask
Glaucoma and your Nebuliser
Noninvasive ventilation (Bi-Pap)
What is a Bi-Pap
With the development of BiPAP
Poem by Ann Murphy
“ODE TO EMPHYSEMA”
“THEY BURIED THE GIFT OF LIFE TODAY”
Breathing
“Crabbed Old Woman”
Blood Gases
Panic Attacks
C.O.P.D. and Depression
3 Ways to Overcome Loneliness
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
The Shadow of COPD
COPD and Anxiety
Depression Increases Risk
Shingles
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Shingles:
Sinus Relief
Sinutab
Claustrophobia
Lung Transplant Assessment
Weather and Breathing
Coping With Summer Heat
COPD Sufferers-The Cold Season
Collapsed Lung Overview
Osteoporosis
What is Osteoporosis?
Hiatus Hernia
Breathing techniques
DYSPNEA POSITIONS
Positions to Reduce Shortness of Breath
Diaphragmatic breathing technique
Breathing Advice
Take a Deep Breath
When washing hands with soap and water:
Did You Know
Your Sex Life After COPD Diagnosis
Sex and breathlessness
What is COPD
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
“Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease”
Emphysema: Stop smoking to prevent suffocation
Bronchiectasis
Secondhand and Passive Smoke
Exchanging Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
About COPD
How the lung works
Other Names for COPD
What Causes COPD?
Who Is At Risk for COPD?
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of COPD?
How Is COPD Diagnosed?
How Is COPD Treated?
How Can COPD Be Prevented From Progressing?
Key Points
Living With COPD
COPD Glossary of Terms
Lung Fibrosis
How to Manage C.O.P.D.
How Weather Can Affect Your COPD
7 Tips to Avoiding Shortness of Breath When Eating
COPD acute exacerbation plan
Hints for Respiratory Patients
Some Tips to Help You Cope with COPD
Introducing Your Family to COPD
Managing overview
Constant Mucus
PATIENT TO PATIENT TIPS
Controlled Coughing
Techniques to Bring Up Mucus
COUGH TECHNIQUE
Chronic cough
When getting air is not easy
Why Doesn’t Every Smoker Get Emphysema?
Nebuliser overuse
Management of Stable COPD
Dancing helps patients breathe better
COPD Managing overview
Traveling Tips for People With COPD
Flying with Oxygen
COPD may trigger acid reflux
COPD Patients With Acid Reflux
Dealing With COPD
What is esophageal manometry
Eating well with COPD
Eat That Sandwich Like a Grown-Up
A Word From The Dietitian
The Nutrition Source
Slimming Soybeans
Myths about Dairy Foods
Diet Protects Against Osteoporosis
Chocolate and your health
Regular Exercise
Exercise
100 Steps A Minute Exercise
Exercise essential to fight emphysema
Fidgeting Your Way to Fitness
Exercise and the lungs
What Is COPD? What Is Emphysema?
More About COPD
Statin therapy has benefits in COPD
Artificial lung set to save thousands
New Potential to Treat COPD
Lung Damage In Emphysema Halted
Oxygen Tanks and Smoking Don’t Mix.
Checking Your Blood Glucose
What are Normal Blood Glucose Levels?
Medications to Avoid
Cancer link to high blood-pressure drugs
Scientists Grow New Lungs
Body’s Response to Repetitive Laughter
A new scan for lung diseases
Brushing teeth can protect your heart
Undiagnosed COPD Common
New blood tests find heart attacks fast
Shaking the Salt Habit Cuts Stroke
Air Pollution In Tunnels
Human Stem Cells
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Budesonide Does Not Increase Risk of Pneumonia
Masked Hypertension:
Roflumilast A New Oral Approach
Airway Obstruction in Severe COPD
110,000 affected by COPD
Drug heals lung damage in ex-smokers
COPD patients may derive significant benefit from statin therapy
What Causes Ridges in Fingernails
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Spirometry Rarely Used for COPD
Stop Smoking
Are you ready to stop smoking?
Smoker Recovery Plan
Personal Motivation
It’s Never too late to quit!
Your Guide to Kicking the Habit
C.O.P.D. Patients Stop Smoking
Third hospital starts total smoking ban
Renewed call for smoke ban in cars
Smoking Doesn’t Pay
Smoking links
Emphysema Linked to Secondhand Smoke
Smoking Cessation Products
Compliance with smoking ban
Smoking rate soars up
Ban on in-store Tobacco advertising
No smoking: Historic vote
Smokers fail to quit
please stop smoking
No butts about it
depression and smoking intertwine
Second-hand smoke risk of dementia’
Home Oxygen
Link
Low Oxygen Levels
Contact
Not So Good Times
Not So Good Times
with Bi-Pap
with Bi-Pap
Bi-Pap
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