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FDA experts propose reducing Tylenol dosage, taking painkillers Vicodin and Percocet off the market
Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2009 under News Announcements
msnbc.com
Anyone who’s ever popped a painkiller to tackle a tough headache or an aching back had to pause at the federal Food and Drug Administration’s latest warnings this week.
EPA proposes lower limits for short-term exposure to air pollutant nitrogen dioxide; American Thoracic Society urges even lower short-term limits
Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2009 under News Announcements
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed augmenting the existing average annual standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with a new short-term standard within the range of 80-100 parts per billion (ppb). The EPA especially wants to assure that the federal requirement addresses health concerns from short term exposure of an hour or less.
A doctor remembers Charlie, an Alpha with liver disease
Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2009 under News Announcements
Great Falls (Montana) Tribune
By Dan Gold, MD
Charlie was a friend of mine. He was gregarious, funny and gifted, and I first met him at a church retreat where he and his wife led music. I was often teased by Charlie, because he was afraid of doctors and often said he never went for checkups.
Michael Jackson autopsy results could take weeks; singer reportedly had morphine injection before his death
Posted: Friday June 26, 2009 under News Announcements
Economic Times
LOS ANGELES—An autopsy and toxicology tests were performed Friday on pop star Michael Jackson, but the exact cause of his death may not be determined for six to eight weeks, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said.
CHEST article reports that Alpha-1 research continues to provide lessons on COPD causes and potential treatments
Posted: Friday June 26, 2009 under News Announcements
Research on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1) continues to bring discoveries that shed light on the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other diseases, according to a report in the May 2009 issue of the medical journal CHEST. The author is Alpha-1 Foundation Scientific Director Adam Wanner, MD.
LA medical examiner conducts autopsy on Jackson; police plan further interviews with doctor who was present at his death
Posted: Friday June 26, 2009 under News Announcements
People.com
As police make plans to conduct a second interview with Michael Jackson’s doctor, the autopsy on the singer began Friday morning to determine the cause of his mysterious death, with Los Angeles County’s top medical examiner conducting the procedure himself.
Michael Jackson dies at 50, apparently of cardiac arrest; many health rumors circulate, include Alpha-1 lung disease
Posted: Friday June 26, 2009 under News Announcements
Time.com
“King of Pop” Michael Jackson died Thursday, apparently of cardiac arrest. Hundreds of fans gathered around UCLA Medical Center, where Jackson, 50, had been rushed. reportedly after collapsing at home.
New England Journal of Medicine article says Alpha-1 often unrecognized, makes clinical practice recommendations
Posted: Thursday June 25, 2009 under News Announcements
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency remains an often-unrecognized condition, six years after the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society published their recommended guidelines on Alpha-1 testing in the journal Chest, according to an article published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Workers with chronic illnesses fear for their jobs
Posted: Wednesday June 24, 2009 under News Announcements
New York Times
It started with an odd sensation in her right hand and a feeling of exhaustion so profound she could hardly get through an hour of work, let alone a full day.
Free online training service helps disabled Alphas and others learn job skills for working at home on their computers
Posted: Wednesday June 24, 2009 under News Announcements
Many people find out they have Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency after being diagnosed with lung disease, often asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or both. Many of those Alphas become disabled, and a number of them have volunteered to help with a toll-free telephone information service created by the COPD Foundation.
