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Post by David on Apr 10, 2015 10:39:14 GMT -5
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Post by David on Apr 9, 2015 22:52:01 GMT -5
I have not tried any Osha root but I plan on looking to see where I can find some. I will let ya'll know later what I think
The Lung Cleansing Benefits of Osha Root
Osha Root as Relief for Respiratory Problems
Osha root can help alleviate breathing problems in a number of capacities. Osha root helps clear mucus from the sinuses and lungs by increasing expectoration; this relieves congestion and makes breathing easier.
Osha root also increases blood circulation to the lungs, which increases dilation during constriction. For this reason, it is of particular interest as a support mechanism for emphysema, pneumonia, asthma, and allergies.
The bronchodilating effect is compounded by osha root’s ability to help the efficacy of the lungs by increasing oxygen utilization and uptake in the body. It is believed the increased blood oxygenation is facilitated by an increase in gas exchange through the alveoli in the lungs.
In simpler terms, osha root helps one to take deeper breaths.
www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/lung-cleansing-benefits-of-osha-root/
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Post by David on Apr 8, 2015 20:06:44 GMT -5
I think the people who benefit from the opioid are the ones who have severe and end stage emphysema or COPD.
I know that is the way it was with me. I was ok until I hit the severe stage. That's when the Dyspnea got so bad I had to look for some kind of relief. I found it in the low dose pain pill.
It will be interesting to see how long I can go until I have to use something else other than the Tramadol.
I have gotten to where I have to use the rescue inhaler at some point during the night. I have to use the Nebulizer every 4 or 5 hours. If I don't then I can barely take a step without becoming breathless. My mornings a rough until I can get to the Nebulizer which is generally the first thing I do when I get out of bed.
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Post by David on Apr 6, 2015 19:46:16 GMT -5
Yes 2013 and half of 2014 was bad. I started back to exercising in May 2014. Started taking Tramadol in June 2014. I have not had a panic attack since then. I still struggle with Dyspnea but no panic. Now I can just stop and rest without feeling like I am going to pass out.
I went to the grocery store about an hour ago. I can get in and out better than I use too. At least people are not asking me am I alright or do I need an ambulance. I have my oxygen and and I don't struggle to breath as much as I use too.
My main concern now is to feel comfortable and not suffer. To me that is a good life.
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Post by David on Apr 6, 2015 16:49:45 GMT -5
Not sure were this goes so this part of the Forum looked goo enough.
Just passing this information on. It would be nice if it turns out to help in the battle against cancer.
If this works, cancers could be cured or prevented with a single, risk-free shot:
cnb.cx/1JfbaX1
To bring a new drug to market, a company must typically spend about $2 billion over 12 years. That's hard enough for giants like Pfizer and Roche. But when your business is just you and your former Ph.D. advisor, and it's not a new drug so much as a completely new approach to vaccines that you're nurturing, it can sometimes seem impossible.
"I have degrees from MIT and Penn, including a Ph.D. and a Wharton MBA," said Dr. Joseph Kim, founder of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, "but what they don't teach you in school is how to raise money. I learned how to raise money through the school of hard knocks."
It's been 14 years since Dr. Kim left his job developing vaccines for Merck to launch the company that would become Inovio. Today his company, which now employs about 100 people, is at the forefront of the drive to produce DNA vaccines: synthetic gene-based medicines that train the body's immune system to attack cancers, influenza, ebola, even HIV/AIDS.
"In many ways, the immune system is like an iPhone without any software or apps," he said. "By delivering small snippets of DNA that tell the immune system to recognize a cancer cell or flu virus as the enemy, we can more effectively train the immune system to destroy them."
Read MoreReady to retire old, poor and alone?
If his company is successful in bringing DNA vaccines to market, it could change the way we think about disease—to say nothing of vaccines themselves. Cancers could be cured or prevented with a single, risk-free shot. Public health crises ranging from flu season to Africa's AIDS disaster could be brought under control. Fear-mongering over vaccines and their supposed side effects could finally be laid to rest. And the financial rewards for Inovio and its investors—the value of the flu vaccine alone is estimated at $4 billion—could be astronomical.
A lifelong pursuit
For Dr. Kim, unconventional medicine has been a lifelong pursuit. "Growing up in Korea, when I was 6 or 7 years old, when my friends would have stomachaches, I would try to pick leaves off trees and grind them down to feed them to try to serve as an elixir," he said. But when his family suggested he become a doctor, he knew that a conventional practice wasn't for him. "I felt like my calling was to be able to treat millions of patients at once rather than one at a time."
Dr. Kim, now 46, was 11 when his family emigrated to the United States, specifically Kansas. Despite not speaking any English, he was in a public school the very next day. At 13, after his parents had established credit, he helped refinance their home with a lower rate. After high school, he won a scholarship to MIT, where he double majored in chemical engineering and economics.
After graduation, Dr. Kim started working at Merck's Pennsylvania research facility, where he would gain his first experience making vaccines. (He was part of the team that launched the Hepatitis A vaccine in the early '90s.) But work never got in the way of his formal education. In 1994, Dr. Kim was selected for the company's doctoral fellowship program, allowing him to get his Ph.D. in biochemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania while maintaining his position. And if that wasn't enough, "I also got into and was able to complete an MBA in finance at Wharton school at the same time," he said.
While some might shy away from that kind of workload, Dr. Kim felt he needed degrees from various fields to accomplish his goals. "I always had this vision of combining science and technology with business," he said. "Really great breakthroughs on the bench are useful and fascinating, but I want to make sure you can take those discoveries and develop them into impactful products that can help people."
On a cold, snowy December day in 2000, Dr. Kim left Merck to start the company that would become Inovio. Originally called VGX Pharmaceuticals, the firm was focused at first on working on genomic viruses. "DNA vaccines were not yet ready for prime time," he said, "so we decided to let those technologies percolate."
Unlike traditional vaccines, in which a weakened version of the disease prompts the body to produce antibodies against it, DNA vaccines contain the complete sequence for a specific marker or antigen. When a virus' DNA is introduced into the body, the immune system learns to seek out the disease cells in the body and release T-Cells to eradicate them. Because they are synthetic, such vaccines are more stable and easier to distribute than traditional vaccines. They also carry no risk of infection and don't require refrigeration.
But for the vaccines to work, they need to piggyback on the protein production machinery inside our cells—meaning, they need to penetrate the cells themselves. Unlike most drugs, the vaccines consist of large molecules, making cell penetration a challenge. It wasn't until about 2006 that Dr. Kim saw a solution.
There had long been a technique called electroporation that uses electricity to make cell membranes more penetrable. For years, it's been used in labs to insert large molecules into cells outside the body. Around 2006, a handful of companies began to perfect a method for performing electroporation inside the body. This was the breakthrough Dr. Kim had been waiting for.
We started to collaborate with a small private company out of Houston called Advisys," he said. "We actually used their devices to deliver our products in animals to kick the tires and really work out the kinks." Soon Dr. Kim determined that this would be the right way to deliver DNA vaccines.
In 2007, VGX acquired Advisys for a combination of cash and equity. Luckily, Dr. Kim had been on a fundraising tear for the previous seven years, raising more than $40 million from a wide array of investors, including Japan's Softbank, Korea Development Bank, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense. "We learned how to be very creative in utilizing our financial resources, saving cash and so on," he said. "So the Advisys acquisition was straightforward."
Two years later, VGX acquired Inovio, which allowed it to effectively corner the market on electroporation patents. "What Inovio had was the breadth and depth of patent portfolio of the delivery system," Dr. Kim said. Upon completion of the merger in 2011, VGX changed its name to Inovio Pharmaceuticals.
Today, Inovio vaccines for treating breast, lung, pancreatic cancer and Hepatitis C are in Phase I clinical testing, and next year its cervical cancer vaccine will begin phase III testing, the final step to FDA approval. And those are just the lead products. Inovio has a vaccine in the works for nearly every disease that hasn't been eradicated by traditional vaccines.
Not all of those will come to fruition, of course. But as a man who got two degrees when one would have sufficed, and who acquired two electroporation companies when most would have stopped at one, Dr. Kim knows the value of covering his bases. "We always wanted to have multiples shots on goal," he said. "Not every product is going to work, so we want to make sure our shareholders' risks and benefits are well managed and that we ultimately bring the best therapies to patients."
—By Douglas Quenqua, special to CNBC.com
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Post by David on Apr 6, 2015 16:26:32 GMT -5
One thing on our side is the CT scan and the Pulmonary Function test don't lie. I didn't start this until my FEV1 hit 20%. Ct scan shows severe emphysema. So the Doctors can see it is bad and I am not faking it.
I will have the same test run again this year. My Pulmonary Doctor has told me he wants to see how fast the emphysema is progressing at this point. I have had emphysema for over 30 years now. They know it never improves. I have another appointment May 11.
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Post by David on Apr 6, 2015 10:16:16 GMT -5
Ozzie the bald eagle update:
SANIBEL, Fla. – WINK News is learning Southwest Florida’s favorite bald eagle continues to do well.
www.winknews.com/2015/04/06/ozzie-the-bald-eagle-update/
Ozzie, the bald eagle from the Southwest Eagle Cam, is receiving physical therapy every three days. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) says Ozzie is eating lots of fish and perching.
WINK News first brought you the story of Ozzie in March. He was found dazed near train tracks in Fort Myers. People were able to get the bald eagle out of the way of a moving train, right before it passed through.
To watch the eagle cam yourself, click link. dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html
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Post by David on Apr 5, 2015 21:48:19 GMT -5
Also it says in the article...
It’s interesting and then you have to re-educate the morphine issue ’cause people do think that morphine accelerates death. I think that there’s other clinicians that don’t recognize that opioids are probably more first line for breathlessness than, say, Ativan.
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Post by David on Apr 5, 2015 19:00:01 GMT -5
I forgot to add this to my post.
During my searches I ran across this article that was interesting to read.
Using opioids to treat dyspnea in advanced COPD
Read Article Here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3395547/
I found this way down in the article.
Other participants thought they lacked the necessary knowledge to implement opioid therapy under any circumstances. The most frequently cited reason for not engaging in opioid therapy for dyspnea was lack of education and guidelines.
"I guess the thing is I don’t have enough experience in doing that yet opioid use for advanced COPD and there hasn’t been enough studies out, enough physicians that are on board with it yet."
And
It was also interesting to note that respiratory therapists with palliative care education and experience were more comfortable with use of opioids to treat dyspnea. However, they believed they lacked sufficient knowledge and education to make recommendations to physicians, and also worried that physicians would not be receptive.
"Depending on the physician, it’s easier to take the pain route if they have pain and get it addressed with the opiates than it is to try to tackle and convince a physician that opiates would be beneficial for breathlessness."
That's what I did not want to do. Tell the Doctor I was in pain in order to get pain pills to treat my breathlessness. I am glad I was honest with him and he understood.
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Post by David on Apr 5, 2015 18:44:07 GMT -5
Thanks, I will save the link. My Primary Doctor is very good to me. He believes in treating each patient as an individual. He will listen to what I say. It's very important to me to be honest with him.
My Dyspnea had gotten so bad in 2013 and the first half of 2014 that I could not take it anymore. I told him something has to be done. I was really suffering.
I asked for Ativan first so he let me try that. It worked great but I did not want to start Ativan at that time. Maybe later down the road.
I told him I know other people that take low dose of opioid. I had read that Tramadol acts like morphine so I asked him to let me try Tramadol. It worked for me. It solved the panic attack problem. It keeps me from going into the panic attack mode and does relax my breathing along with the Albuterol.
A few years back in the state of Florida we had a Pill Mill problem. They were handing out pain pills like candy. The State has cleaned up most of it. It ruined it for the people who do need pain pills. Doctors are reluctant to write a prescription for pain. We have Pain Management Clinics. I would hate to think I had to go to a Pain Management Clinic for Emphysema.
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Post by David on Apr 4, 2015 22:53:43 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this. I will show it to my Doctor. He is a little confused on how pain medicine can help breathing and I don't know how to explain it.
I chose to take Tramadol for my low dose pain medication. It helps with my breathlessness and keeps me forom going into that panic mode. It's very hard for me to explain but I do hate that feeling. I have been taking Tramadol for about 10 months now and I have not had 1 panic attack. I was having one about 4 or 5 times a day. I couldn't take it anymore. I was going to go on Ativan but so far the Tramadol is working.
I take a half of a 50 MG pill every time I use the Nebulizer. That is 4 times a day. So that is 2 pills a day.
I am probably the only person on earth that does this but it sure does work for me.
It also helps me to exercise
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Post by David on Apr 4, 2015 12:12:34 GMT -5
"Welcome Bruce ," My name is David and on behave of COPD in Canada & the World I want to extend to you a warm welcome.
You will find a lot of information here .
So look around and when you are ready please join us at the fence".
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Post by David on Apr 2, 2015 20:11:12 GMT -5
That bird definitely deserves a mate after that performance.
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Post by David on Apr 2, 2015 19:37:06 GMT -5
I agree with you Skate "If they prove that it is the stem cell failure and not the cigarette smoke, I doubt you will ever hear about it"
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Post by David on Apr 1, 2015 19:59:23 GMT -5
The Blue Angels are based not to far from me. I have never seen the Blue Angels. Main reason I cannot get in there because of my health. The crowds are big and the parking is a nightmare.
They always draw a huge crowd in Pensacola.
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Post by David on Apr 1, 2015 19:24:55 GMT -5
Thanks Purple
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Post by David on Mar 31, 2015 21:53:30 GMT -5
"Welcome Judy928 ," My name is David and on behave of COPD in Canada & the World I want to extend to you a warm welcome.
You will find a lot of information here .
So look around and when you are ready please join us at the fence".
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Post by David on Mar 31, 2015 10:49:55 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 30, 2015 17:50:00 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 30, 2015 12:18:33 GMT -5
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On By Johnny Tillotson
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Post by David on Mar 29, 2015 16:55:57 GMT -5
I was glad to hear no one lost their life when that Canadian Plane skidded off the Halifax runway.
Plane skids off runway in Halifax; 23 taken to hospital. kstp.mn/85948
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Post by David on Mar 28, 2015 17:57:05 GMT -5
Hi Judi, it gives the date, time and temperature in the left bottom corner.
Right now it is 6 pm where I live and 11 pm there. Same day.
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Post by David on Mar 27, 2015 11:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 25, 2015 20:34:16 GMT -5
"Welcome cursetta ," My name is David and on behave of COPD in Canada & the World I want to extend to you a warm welcome.
You will find a lot of information here .
So look around and when you are ready please join us at the fence".
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Post by David on Mar 25, 2015 10:58:38 GMT -5
Well, that sure is interesting. I put that in my saved COPD favorites.
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Post by David on Mar 23, 2015 20:37:11 GMT -5
Jane
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Post by David on Mar 23, 2015 12:10:39 GMT -5
There will be tea for Sue, susanny? Am I right?
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Post by David on Mar 23, 2015 11:53:15 GMT -5
There will be no decaf unless someone asks for it
One Cup
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Post by David on Mar 23, 2015 11:49:19 GMT -5
Thanks Stoker55
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Post by David on Mar 23, 2015 9:43:39 GMT -5
That's a good idea. I need to invest in one of those.
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