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Emphysema:     more books (100)

Natural Therapies for Emphysema and COPD: Relief and Healing for Chronic Pulmonary Disorders by Robert J. Green Jr., 2007-04-04 The Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Handbook by François Haas, Sheila Sperber Haas, 2000-10-15 Emphysema - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References by ICON Health Publications, 2004-03-03 Enjoying Life With Emphysema by Thomas L. Petty, Louise M. Nett, 1987-06 Breathe Out: Living Life to the Fullest, with Emphysema, COPD, or Smoker's Lung by Mary Callahan RN, 2007-11-19 COPD - Emphysema (Quickstudy: Health) by Gary R. Grahn, 2004-03 Emphysema And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Therapeutic Approaches Through Nutrition Natural Medicine Alternative Medicine by Robert J. Green, 2005-11-14 The Quiet Killer: Emphysema/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hedrick Hannah L., 2002-05 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Practical, Medical, and Spiritual Guidelines for Daily Living With Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, and Combination Diagnosis (Hazelden Pocket Health Guide) by Mark Jenkins, 1999-10-01 Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Fatigue, Arthritis, Worry, Diabetes, Frustration, Asthma, Pain, Emphysema, and Others by Kate Lorig, Halsted Holman, et all 2006-09-01 Living a Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Stroke, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema & Others by David, M.D. Sobel, Halsted, M.D. Holman, et all 1994-03 Living Well With Emphysema and Bronchitis by Myra Md Shayevitz, 1985-05-21 Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Other Respiratory Ailments by Teresa Hale, 2000-08-22 Living Well With Chronic Asthma, Bronchitis, and Emphysema by Myra B. Shayevitz, Berton R. Shayevitz, 1991-10

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1. EFFORTS Signup Page
   Group promotes public awareness of this pulmonary disease and offers support to patients. Find treatment information and professional listings. 411 NE US HWY 69 * Claycomo, Mo. 64119 * FAX 816413-0176. emphysema, A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  
   http://www.emphysema.net/
   
   Extractions: If you are looking for more information or support about Emphysema or other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), you have found the most energetic and comprehensive organization on the web. Be an informed patient. Learn that living with COPD, while a change in lifestyle, is not a death sentence. As well as providing a very vital support mailing list and educational resource for its members, we are also working to educate and inform patients and care providers as well as promote deeper research for more effective treatment and hopefully a cure for Emphysema and other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Be an activist in managing your own disease and join our EFFORTS to help promote vital medical research and education. If we don't do this, who will? EFFORTS is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization that was formed, funded and is operated by patients with the disease. Membership is free. All contributions are tax-deductible.

2. Emphysema
   A description of emphysema, followed by links, clinical trials, associations and technical papers emphysema. emphysema is a chronic disease of the lungs which is characterized by parenchymal destruction distal to the  
   http://emphysema.allbio.org/
   
   Extractions: Emphysema is a chronic disease of the lungs which is characterized by parenchymal destruction distal to the terminal bronchioles. Smoking, air pollution, environmental or occupational hazards, and genetic factors may play a role in this disease. Symptoms of emphysema usually begin with breathing difficulty especially during exhalation, shortness of breath, an enlarged chest, and bluish skin color. Acne Allergy Antibiotics Antioxidants ... Wedding General Information - Overview Emphysema - from Temple University Hospital. Symptoms of Emphysema - by Creighton University School of Medicine. Emphysema - from American Lung Association. Surgery Helps Emphysema Patients Breathe Easier - from Saint Louis University. Emphysema - from Catholic Healthcare West. Emphysema - by Canadian Lung Association. Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema - from St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton. Emphysema - from the Hutchinson Family Encyclopedia. Emphysema, Congenital Lobar - from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Emphysema - from University of Texas Medical Branch.

3. Breathe Easy - Abnormal Lung Anatomy; Emphysema; What Happens With COPD.
   Guide offers illustrations of lungs with irritated bronchi due to emphysema. Download a video clip of the breathing process.  
   http://www.lung.ca/copd/anatomy/emphysema.html
   
   Extractions: When the bronchi become irritated, the normal elasticity of the air sacs and the walls of the airways are destroyed. People with emphysema need to forcefully blow the air out in order to empty the lungs. Forcing the air out in this way puts pressure on the airways from the outside, compresses them and causes them to collapse. The walls of the tiny air sacs may even tear. Excessive coughing may cause the airways to collapse as well. MPG Clip (330K): A journey down the collapsing airway passages, and ending in the deteriorating alveoli. As the stretching and tearing of the walls of the air sacs continues, the lungs may become enlarged and less efficient at moving air into the lungs and contaminants out of the lungs. Because the walls of the air sacs are destroyed, there is less surface area available for gas exchange. Damage to the air sacs in the lungs not only results in difficulty breathing, but the heart also has to work harder to circulate blood through the lungs. All these changes make less oxygen available to the body. Emphysema is characterized by a large barrel-shaped chest, a poor air pumping system, and shortness of breath (SOB). In advanced stages, every breath is difficult. A cough may or may not be present with emphysema.

4. Every Breath You Take
   Government article covers the prevention, testing, and treatment of this disease. See links to related national organizations.  
   http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/299_emph.html
   
   Extractions: March-April 1999 Every Breath You Take Preventing and Treating EMPHYSEMA by Carol Lewis We begin life with a breath, and the process continues automatically without a thought. It's only when we can't take a deep breath or, as in Shirley Gooden's case, can't catch our breath at all without effort, that we become aware of how precious easy breathing really is. Gooden, whose breathing is now supplemented with the help of an oxygen tank, was diagnosed with emphysema 14 years ago. Since then, the 68-year-old Bethesda, Md., resident has gradually felt the effects that the debilitating disease has had on her life as well as her lungs. "I'm held back from interacting with my grandchildren, " Gooden says, and like the healthy lungs she used to have, "that's something I can never get back." While it is true that the damage done to Gooden's lungs is not reversible, the disease is manageable, says John S. Saia, M.D., a pulmonary specialist with the Rockville Internal Medicine Group in Maryland, and Gooden's doctor. Saia adds that state-of-the-art medical advances can offer relief from many of the troubling symptoms of emphysema, and help patients breathe easier. What Is Emphysema?

5. NEF Home Frame
   Information about the organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with emphysema, asthma and related diseases. Included are featured articles and resources.  
   http://emphysemafoundation.org/

6. National Emphysema Treatment Trial
   Information about a research study, news room, glossary and resources.  
   http://www.emphysemastudy.org
   
   Extractions: National Emphysema Treatment Trial For patients with emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inhaling can be as difficult as breathing through a pillow. There is no cure for emphysema, but treatment options are being investigated that may provide a breath of hope. The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) was established to determine if lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is effective in the treatment of emphysema. ABOUT NETT NETT is a clinical research study designed to determine if lung volume reduction surgery ( LVRS ) is effective in the treatment of emphysema . At 19 clinical sites across the United States, the study will enroll 2,500 patients who have been diagnosed with emphysema. All patients will receive medical treatment , with half also undergoing LVRS. NETT is funded and overseen by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),

7. EFFORTS-Main Website
   nonprofit organization, formed, funded and operated by patients with the disease, working to promote research for emphysema and related lung diseases. vital support mailing list  
   http://www.emphysema.net/bindex.html

8. Emphysema
   emphysema is not curable, but it can be treated. Those who have it can be helped to live  
   http://www.lung.ca/diseases/emphysema.html
   
   Extractions: Emphysema is not curable, but it can be treated. Those who have it can be helped to live with it. It is a destructive disease for thousands of Canadians and their families. Over 1100 people die of it as a major cause each year. Something can be done about emphysema today. Who gets Emphysema? Persons with emphysema are, for the most part, males between 50 and 70 years old. Women get emphysema, too, but so far, not as often as men. However these statistics are changing as women are starting to smoke more, and at an earlier age. A very high percentage of the people who have emphysema smoke cigarettes and have been heavy smokers for many years. Frequently, they live in areas where air pollution is a constant problem. Some people are born with a lack of a substance called alpha-1 antitrypsin. This makes them more likely than others to get emphysema and at an earlier age. How it Attacks A person with emphysema doesn’t develop the disease suddenly. It comes on gradually. He or she has probably had several very bad colds each winter for the past few years, each accompanied by a heavy cough, and often with chronic bronchitis. The cough often persists between colds and becomes chronic. The thing that usually brings the patient to the doctor is that he or she has begun to feel short of breath on exertion in morning or evening or both. The patient may think he or she has asthma or heart disease.

9. Alpha-1 Related Emphysema
   Information about A1AD related emphysema which is caused by an inherited lack of a protective protein Category Health Conditions and Diseases emphysema Alpha1 Related emphysema. March 18, 2003. WHAT IS ALPHA-1 RELATEDemphysema? Alpha-1 related emphysema or Alpha-1 deficiency, is  
   http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luna1ad.html

10. Respiratory Physiology Menu
    Tutorials Labs Quizzes Encyclopedia Dictionary About this program  
    http://omie.med.jhmi.edu/res_phys/Encyclopedia/Emphysema/Emphysema.HTML

11. NATIONAL EMPHYSEMA TREATMENT TRIAL
    The first multi-center clinical trial designed to determine the role, safety, and effectiveness Category Health Conditions and Diseases emphysema multicenter clinical trial designed to determine the role, safety, and effectivenessof bilateral lung volume reduction surgery in the treatment of emphysema.  
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/nett/lvrsweb.htm
    
    Extractions: The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT), supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), is the first multi-center clinical trial designed to determine the role, safety, and effectiveness of bilateral lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in the treatment of emphysema. Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that is a major cause of death and disability in the U.S. If LVRS is found to be beneficial, then a secondary objective will be to develop criteria for identifying patients who are likely to benefit from the procedure. Why is NETT necessary? Return to Top In patients with emphysema, the walls between the tiny air sacs in the lungs are damaged. While healthy lungs expand with each inhalation and collapse with each exhalation, helping to move air in and out lungs damaged by emphysema gradually lose their elasticity, becoming floppy and over-expanded like a spent rubber band. The airways, normally held open by the elastic pull of the lungs, also become floppy and collapse on exhalation. As a result, patients with emphysema have increasing difficulty moving air in and out of their lungs. In Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS), the size of the lungs is reduced. The theory underlying the surgery is that reducing the lung size will pull open the airways and allow the breathing muscles to return to a more normal and comfortable position, making breathing easier.

12. Facts About Emphysema
    Information from the American Lung Association of Georgia.Category Health Conditions and Diseases emphysema Facts about emphysema. What Is emphysema? emphysema is a condition in which thereis overinflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs.  
    http://abrannen.home.mindspring.com/alag/emphysma.htm
    
    Extractions: Facts about Emphysema It is known from scientific research that the normal lung has a remarkable balance between two classes of chemicals with opposing action. The lung also has a system of elastic fibers. The fibers allow the lungs to expand and contract. When the chemical balance is altered, the lungs lose the ability to protect themselves against the destruction of these elastic fibers. This is what happens in emphysema.

13. Emphysema And Lung Cancer Treatment And Surgery, COPD, Breathing Disorders And B
    Surgical procedures for lung cancer and emphysema.  
    http://www.cmclungctr.com/
    
    Extractions: Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] and other breathing disorders. Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] and other breathing disorders and difficulties are what we treat in a caring atmosphere here at the Chapman Lung Center. We are your specialists in treating lung cancer and emphysema. Featuring new surgical procedures that may improve the quality of life for many patients with severe emphysema and a minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer, the Chapman Lung Center continues to strive to be at the forefront of the medical community. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) is an effective new treatment in properly selected patients with moderate to severe symptoms from emphysema. Over the past several years, numerous papers have demonstrated the benefits of LVRS in thousands of patients. For most patients, LVRS improved pulmonary function tests, relieved oxygen and steriod dependence, relieved symptoms of dyspnea and improved quality of life, with reasonable morbidity and mortality. In contrast, medical management, including pulmonary rehabilitation, has failed to improve pulmonary function tests despite decreasing oxygen requirements and increasing exercise tolerance.

14. Emphysema Center
    Information about therapy for emphysema and lung volume reduction and pulmonary rehabilitation program.Category Health Conditions and DiseasesCOPDemphysema Center. Division of reduction surgery. Therapy for emphysema/LungVolume Reduction. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.  
    http://www.chestsurg.org/emphsema.htm
    
    Extractions: In response to the recent developments in the fields of volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation, a Multidisciplinary Clinic has been established for the evaluation and care of patients with surgically treatable emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In addition, an Emphysema Cooperative Study Group has been established consisting of community and academic pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons throughout New England. Activities are centered around a prospective randomized trial seeking to compare the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation alone in emphysema patients eligible for volume reduction surgery versus rehabilitation of these patients followed by volume reduction surgery. Therapy for Emphysema/Lung Volume Reduction The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='460'; awmAltUrl=''; var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='460'; awmAltUrl=''; var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='460'; awmAltUrl='';

15. Emphysema
    emphysema. March 18, 2003. of emphysema called alpha 1antitrypsin(AAT) deficiency-related emphysema. HOW DOES emphysema DEVELOP?  
    http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungemphysem.html
    
    Extractions: Emphysema is a condition in which there is over-inflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs. This over-inflation results from a breakdown of the walls of the alveoli, which causes a decrease in respiratory function (the way the lungs work) and often, breathlessness. Early symptoms include shortness of breath and cough. Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis together comprise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

16. NEF Home Frame
    Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. emphysema and chronic bronchitis together comprise  
    http://www.emphysemafoundation.org/

17. American Lung Association -- Diseases A To Z
    Information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza.  
    http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/
    
    Extractions: A B C D ... T Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths. Lung disease and other breathing problems are the number one killer of babies younger than one year old. Today, more than 30 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This section includes information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza. View research projects funded by the American Lung Association on 'Lung Cancer' for 2002-2003. Give us your feedback on the content in this index! A Alpha-1 Related Emphysema

18. Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Of Inherited Emphysema-Medfacts-National Jewish Me
    Definition, diagnosis, and treatment for inherited emphysema.Category Health Conditions and Diseases emphysemaAlpha1Antitrypsin Deficiency of Inherited emphysema and Management MedFact fromNational Jewish Medical and Research Center 1 Respiratory Hospital in America.  
    http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/alpha1.html
    
    Extractions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD for short, is a lung disease that affects millions of people each year. COPD is a general term used to describe diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema there is damage to the walls of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. Most cases of emphysema are caused by smoking or other environmental factors. However, in a small number of cases of emphysema, there is a hereditary basis for the disease. The earliest symptom of emphysema is shortness of breath during activity. Later the shortness of breath occurs with rest also. The inherited form of emphysema is called alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency or "alpha - one" for short. People with this disease don't have enough of a major protein in the blood. This protein is alpha1 antitrypsin. Although there are many different genetic variations of this protein, only some will cause lung disease. It is more often seen in people of northern European descent, especially Scandinavians. What Does the Alpha1 Protein do in the Body?

19. WebMD/Lycos - Health Guide
    Causes, diagnosis, and treatment.  
    http://webmd.lycos.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_40023

20. Women & Smoking
    American Legacy Foundation tobacco education campaign features real women battling very real tobaccorelated illnesses light emphysema, lung cancer, and throat cancer, and highlights their real parting letters to their family and loved ones.  
    http://women.americanlegacy.org/

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