State
of The Air 2005
American Lung Association Report
FAA Rules on Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POC)
The
following documents are in PDF format.
Home
oxygen pioneer becomes a beneficiary. By
John Andrews, HME News
During
a speech before a national physician's group in
Washington D.C., Idaho
Senator Mike Crapo announced the founding of the
Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) Caucus.
Washington, DC - April 1,
2004.
The Sixth Annual ACCP Community Asthma and COPD Coalitions Symposium.
Electronic Announcement, June
9, 2004
During a speech before a national physician's group in Washington D.C.,
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced the founding of the Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus.
Washington, DC -
April 1, 2004.
Article from MEDSCAPE: (Registration
required for free to
access)
Pharmacologic
Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease: Past, Present and Future.
M.A.Faulkner Pharm.D.
NETT
Results at Last: Long Awaited but Worth It.
By Andrew L Ries, MD, MPH,
Principal Investigator for the NETT Trial. (PDF)
National
Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): Evaluation of
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema.
By Department of Health and Human
Services. National Institutes of Health.
Buying
Prescription Medicine On-Line
The
Principles of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Position
Paper
California Thoracic Society
Public
Health Report on COPD
Center for Disease Control,
02-Aug-2002
Light
Exercise Won't Make Bones Strong
By Daniel DeNoon. Nov 1, 2002,
WebMD
Recommendations
of the 5th Oxygen Consensus Conference
T.Petty and R.Casaburi
Help
put COPD on the National Agenda
PERF June 2, 2003
Dr.
Thomas Petty appeals for your support
PERF Nov 19, 2002
President
Bush Signs Two Bills to Improve Health Care
10/26/02, The White House
Public
Health Report on COPD
Center for Disease Control,
02-Aug-2002
Legislation
on bidding for oxygen I.
PERF's August Newsletter, 2002
Legislation
on bidding for oxygen II.
PERF's September Newsletter, 2002
Pharmaceutical
firms lobby for favorable Medicare drug plan
Reuters,
06/27/2002
