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Managing COPD - Are You in Control of Your Oxygen Therapy? (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

(ARA) - For people with heart and breathing conditions--and their caregivers--it can be difficult to determine if the body is getting enough oxygen.

Guest essay: Local physician discusses ins and outs of flu shots (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. It can cause mild to severe illness, and under certain circumstances can lead to death.

More Than 200 Abstracts At ASH And SABCS Reveal Potential Compelling Patient Benefits From Novartis Oncology Current ... (Medical News Today)

More than 200 abstracts from therapies across the Novartis Oncology portfolio will be presented at two December medical congresses, providing new data and profiling potential patient benefits from ongoing collaboration with the oncology community.

Mother’s Act promotes pregnancy as lucrative market for Big Pharma (Online Journal)

Women of childbearing years represent the most lucrative market for the makers of psychiatric drugs. The knowledge that infants were being born with birth defects and suffering a withdrawal syndrome when these drugs were used during pregnancy was hidden for decades.

Double threat: Deadly lung disease also linked to heart attacks (EurekAlert!)

( American Thoracic Society ) Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are three times as likely to experience severe coronary events -- including heart attacks -- than people without the disease, according to a recent study that analyzed the risk of cardiovascular disease in nearly 1,000 patients with IPF and more than 3,500 matched controls.