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  This headline quickly became viral.  Unlike some less conclusive research, this was published in JAMA, one of the worlds’ most highly respected Medical journals. It studied nearly 17,000 women in the US-based Women’s Health Study. Many readers have been pleased to learn they don’t have to figure out some way to squeeze 10,000 steps into an already busy schedule. 4,400 is much more doable.  Women in the study who were physical

  How do you know if you what you’re feeling is a cold or allergy symptoms? A cold is caused by a virus while an allergy is an immune system reaction. Both cause discomfort and affect the respiratory system through the lungs, nose, and throat. However, a cold virus and an airborne allergen can cause different symptoms. What are the symptoms of a cold and how do I treat it? The cause of the common cold is a virus. Unfortunately, a comm

Two new studies are gearing up at LA BioMed for IPF patients to begin mid-2019. “There are some small hints in the scientific literature that exercise training, as part of a pulmonary rehabilitation program, might help to slow the rapid decline in lung function seen in some IPF patients.” - Principal Investigator, Dr. Harry Rossiter. PERF board members, Dr. William Stringer and Dr. Harry Rossiter hope to identify whether reducing inflammati

How to Sleep Better: 5 Tips for Better Sleep When You Have Respiratory Problems About one third of our lives are spent in sleep, yet it is a subject rarely addressed by physicians during an annual visit. Moreover, those with respiratory problems often have even more problems with sleep than the general public. Several years ago, we did a sleep study on every patient who went through our six-week pulmonary rehabilitation program both before and a