AARC News
Current news and information from the AARC:

• FDA Seeks Public Input on Tobacco - July 1, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - June 30, 2009
• PPUSA Gets AAFA Stamp of Approval - June 29, 2009
• Action on Health Reform is Needed - June 23, 2009
• RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Now on Twitter - June 18, 2009
• Influential Physician Lined Up for Congress - June 17, 2009
• Asthma Course Now Online - June 15, 2009
• FDA Regulation of Tobacco Jumps Last Hurdle - June 12, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - June 9, 2009
• Senate Vote Imminent on Tobacco Control Act - June 9, 2009
• In Survival Mode? Best Practice Depot Can Help - June 3, 2009
• ND Members Keep Tobacco Prevention Legislation on Track - June 1, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - May 27, 2009
• BRPT Eliminates Additional Reqs for Pathway 2 RPSGT Candidates - May 27, 2009
• Patient Site Keeps Patients in the Loop - May 21, 2009
• HR Survey Contest: We Have a Winner! - May 20, 2009
• Bills Will Create Smoking Cessation Benefit - May 11, 2009
• Student Club Helps College Go Tobacco Free - May 11, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - May 11, 2009
• Enter the 2009 AARC Photo Contest - May 11, 2009
• Second Five Spring Bulletins Online Now - May 7, 2009
• Cochrane Library Offers Swine Flu Help - May 6, 2009
• Simulation Task Force Forms, AARC Gets Involved - May 5, 2009
• Swine Flu Webcast Gives Targeted Information to RTs - May 5, 2009
• Major Journal Publishes Study on RT-Driven Protocol - April 29, 2009
• World Asthma Day: Get Out for the Greater Good - April 29, 2009
• Twitter Tuesday Strikes a Chord - April 29, 2009
• Ask Your Senators to Sign On to COPD Effort - April 28, 2009
• First Five Spring Section Bulletins Online Now - April 27, 2009
• Asthma Forum Brings Community Ideas to Life - April 27, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - April 27, 2009
• Swine Flu Health Alert Issued - April 27, 2009
• Kudos to the Class of 2009 - April 22, 2009
• AARConnection: Connect With AARC Value - April 20, 2009
• Twitter Tuesday—Tweet with Us Tuesday, April 28 - April 16, 2009
• Discount on Sleep Disorders Specialty Exam - April 9, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members In The News - April 9, 2009
• New Blood Gas Guideline Available - April 9, 2009
• We’re Going Social! - April 7, 2009
• Patient Guides on VAP Available - April 6, 2009
• Additional Clarification Written on Medication Delivery Issue - April 3, 2009
• Watch Your Mailbox for New AARC Booklet Offering Free CRCEs - March 31, 2009
• North Dakota, Minnesota Members May Get Help - March 31, 2009
• AARC Supports Protection of Patents - March 30, 2009
• ACCP Supports Passage of S 343/HR 1077 - March 26, 2009
• NIH Challenge Grants Offer Research Opportunities for RTs - March 26, 2009
• RT Students Collect DVDs for CF Patients - March 24, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members In The News - March 23, 2009
• AARC Supports Funding for Key Government Agencies - March 19, 2009
• AARC Fund Produces Research Results - March 18, 2009
• Respiratory Therapist Human Resource Survey - March 18, 2009
• AARC Takes Leadership Role in COPD Community - March 11, 2009
• On the Ground in Washington—Your PACT in Action - March 9, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members In The News - March 9, 2009
• Celebrate Pulmonary Rehab Week March 15–21 - March 9, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - March 2, 2009
• Support Your PACT Representatives as They Head Up Capitol Hill - February 19, 2009
• AARC Launches New Certification Program for Asthma Education - February 16, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - February 10, 2009
• Broaden Your Horizons by Hosting an International Fellow in 2009 - February 6, 2009
• Second Five Winter Bulletins Online Now - February 6, 2009
• New Report Offers Asthma Implementation Strategies - February 5, 2009
• First Five Winter Section Bulletins Online Now - January 29, 2009
• AARC Names Representatives to Joint Commission PTAC - January 29, 2009
• AARC Member Appears on The Tonight Show - January 27, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - January 26, 2009
• Two New (and FREE) Educational Opportunities for 2009 - January 21, 2009
• QRCR Enrollment/Recertification Underway Now - January 21, 2009
• Peak Performance USA Makes it Easy to Make a Difference - January 21, 2009
• Two New Roundtables Form on Hyperbarics and Informatics - January 14, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - January 13, 2009
• FREE Course Helps You Expand Your Role in Asthma Management - January 13, 2009
• Honoring Military RTs - January 9, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News - January 6, 2009

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Professional News
Information from other news outlets:

• CDC: U.S. May Need 600 Million Swine Flu Vaccine Doses - July 02, 2009
• FDA: Anti-smoking Drugs Chantix, Zyban Must Now Warn of Depression - July 02, 2009
• PET-CT Scanners Reduce Futile Lung Cancer Surgery - July 02, 2009
• To Fix Health Care, Some Study Developing World - July 02, 2009
• UnitedHealth Report: $332 Bln Savings through Better Use of Technology in US Health Care - July 01, 2009
• Obama Health Plan Has Slim Majority Support - July 01, 2009
• WHO Says Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 Is “Isolated Case” - July 01, 2009
• Patient-Centered Research Report Sent to Congress Outlining Research Priorities - July 01, 2009
• HHS Rescinds Medicaid Regulations - June 30, 2009
• Canada Aims To Give H1N1 Flu Vaccines in October - June 30, 2009
• Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today - June 30, 2009
• Katie Couric Notes the Need for Respiratory Therapists in her Blog - June 29, 2009
• Smoking May Trigger Brain Damage - June 29, 2009
• Soy in Diet May Protect Lung Function - June 29, 2009
• Many Adults with Asthma Are Skipping Flu Shots: CDC - June 29, 2009
• Swine Flu Has Summer Camps Scrambling - June 25, 2009
• Survey: H1N1 Patients Often Had COPD, Asthma, or Obesity - June 25, 2009
• Poll Finds Disease Prevention Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform - June 25, 2009
• 2.2 Million Live Where Air Is Cancer Risk - June 25, 2009
• CDC: Asthmatics Should Get Flu Shot - June 24, 2009
• HHS Announces Advanced Development Contract for New Way To Make Flu Vaccine - June 24, 2009
• Quality Improvement Interventions May Be Effective for Children with Asthma - June 24, 2009
• FTC: Drug Deals cost U.S. consumers $3.5 bln a year - June 24, 2009
• President Signs Landmark Law To Regulate Tobacco - June 23, 2009
• Drug Company Deal May Give Obama a Boost for Health Care Reform - June 23, 2009
• Pilot Study: Smart Inhaler Pinpoints Where, When Asthma Attacks Occur - June 23, 2009
• Sleep Disorders May Increase Men’s Arrhythmia Risk - June 23, 2009
• Obama Signing Tobacco Regulation Bill Today - June 22, 2009
• Splitting the Medicare Drug Benefit’s Doughnut Hole - June 22, 2009
• Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu: CDC - June 22, 2009
• Deal May Be Near on Setting Hospital Taxes in Mississippi To Pay for Medicaid - June 22, 2009
• Artificially Grown Microlungs May Improve Pulmonary Therapy Development - June 19, 2009
• Medicare Cuts Weighed To Fund Health Overhaul - June 19, 2009
• Lung Enzyme Contributes to Emphysema, But Also Guards Against Infection - June 19, 2009
• Swine Flu Not Stoppable, WHO says, and Declares Phase 6 Pandemic - June 17, 2009
• FDA Advises Consumers Not To Use Certain Zicam Cold Remedies - June 17, 2009
• Sinus Infections May Cause Toxic Shock in Children - June 17, 2009
• Tobacco Regulation Expected To Face Free-Speech Challenge - June 17, 2009
• NHLBI Funds Research and Training Centers Aimed at Prevention, Treatment of Chronic Diseases - June 16, 2009
• Where Does Health Care Reform Stand in Congress? - June 16, 2009
• Acting Surgeon General Issues Call to Action To Promote Healthy Homes - June 16, 2009
• Sleep Deprivation Tied to Weight Gain - June 16, 2009
• Clarcon Sanitizer Risk Announced by FDA - June 15, 2009
• WHO declares H1N1 Pandemic - June 15, 2009
• US Senate Casts Historic Vote to Regulate Tobacco Products - June 11, 2009
• What Will Be the Impact of a Flu Pandemic? - June 11, 2009
• Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure May Reduce Pulmonary Morbidity after Cardiac Surgery - June 11, 2009
• Nanoparticle Lung Threat Blocked - June 11, 2009
• Neck Size May Affect Severity of Sleep Apnea; Even Non-obese at Risk - June 11, 2009
• WHO on Verge of Declaring H1N1 Flu Pandemic - June 10, 2009
• For Many Senators, Tobacco Bill Is Personal - June 10, 2009
• RTs Perform Tests on Veterans Enrolled in Lung Cancer Screening Program - June 10, 2009
• Nicotine Gum Before Quitting Smoking Not Helpful - June 10, 2009
• Senate Could Vote Today on Tougher Tobacco Laws - June 9, 2009
• Hospitals Put the Squeeze on Infection-Prevention Efforts - June 9, 2009
• Hospital Miscues: Sending Pages to Dr. Wrong - June 9, 2009
• Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked - June 9, 2009
• Smoking Doesn’t Affect COPD the Same - June 5, 2009
• EPA Cites Five Programs as National Models for Asthma Care - June 5, 2009
• WHO Calls Meeting of Top Scientists on Swine Flu - June 5, 2009
• Quitting Smoking May Love Company - June 5, 2009
• WHO Official Says World Edging Toward Pandemic - June 4, 2009
• Medical Bills Underlie 60 Percent of US Bankruptcies - June 4, 2009
• International TB Screening and New Drug Show Promise - June 4, 2009
• Tobacco Bill a Sharp Change for Lawmakers - June 4, 2009
• Hormone Pills May Make Lung Cancer More Deadly - June 1, 2009
• Using CT Scans To Screen for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks - June 1, 2009
• Heat Effective in Treating Esophageal Cancer - June 1, 2009
• Congress Set To Tackle Health Care Overhaul - June 1, 2009
• U.S. Considering Emergency Use of Booster in H1N1 Vaccine - May 29, 2009
• Enlisting Genes in the Campaign Against Cancer - May 29, 2009
• WHO: Get More Graphic with Smokers - May 29, 2009
• CDC: Companies Starting Work on H1N1 Vaccine; October Soonest Availability - May 29, 2009
• Point-of-Sale Printers May Trigger Asthma - May 28, 2009
• As H1N1 Flu Retreats, Scientists Brace for Its Return - May 28, 2009
• Music May Temper Pain in Preemies - May 28, 2009
• Strapped States Cut Smoking-prevention Funds - May 28, 2009
• Appeals Court Largely Upholds Ruling Vs Tobacco Companies - May 26, 2009
• Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma - May 26, 2009
• Sleep Bill Passes California Senate - May 26, 2009
• Hospital Workforce Reductions Continue Trend of Cutting Staff To Maintain Financial Viability - May 26, 2009
• NHLBI To Use First Recovery Act Grants to Study COPD and IPF - May 20, 2009
• Deadly Pneumonia Caused by Super-bugs on the Rise - May 20, 2009
• Barack Obama Reveals Tough New Emissions Rules for Cars - May 20, 2009
• COPD Foundation Launches Lung Health Check on WebMD - May 19, 2009
• Experimental Device Helps Ease Severe Asthma without Drugs Using Heat To Reduce Airway Constriction - May 19, 2009
• Sleep Apnea Device May Not Cure Daytime Sleepiness for Some - May 19, 2009
• Jaw-holding Device, Surgery Reduce Apnea Severity - May 19, 2009
• Study Links Cigarette Changes to Rising Lung Risk - May 18, 2009
• New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients - May 18, 2009
• Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure May Damage DNA - May 18, 2009
• COPD Foundation announces launch of Lung Health Check on WebMD - May 18, 2009
• WHO: No Decisions Yet on Pandemic Vaccine Development - May 15, 2009
• Obama Names New York Health Chief to Head CDC - May 15, 2009
• GlaxoSmithKline taking pandemic vaccine orders - May 15, 2009
• Pool Chemical Injuries Send Thousands to ER Each Year - May 15, 2009
• CDC Interim Guidance for Clinicians: Prevention and Treatment of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Flu Virus Infection in Infants, Young Children - May 13, 2009
• Government Report: Recession Hurting Medicare and Social Security - May 13, 2009
• CPAP Therapy Has Benefits after Heart Surgery - May 13, 2009
• HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces HHS Office of Health Reform Personnel - May 13, 2009
• WHO: New Flu Not Quite a Pandemic Yet - May 12, 2009
• A Pre-pregnancy Year of Folic Acid Lowers Risk of Very Premature Birth - May 12, 2009
• What’s in a Cough? 20,000 Viruses - May 12, 2009
• Health Care Reform: What’s in It for Patients? - May 12, 2009
• H1N1 Flu Tally 4,379 in 29 Countries: WHO - May 11, 2009
• Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers - May 11, 2009
• Tobacco Regulation Bill on Fast Track - May 11, 2009
• President To Announce Promised Health Cost Savings - May 11, 2009
• Health Officials: Flu Vaccine Could Come Soon - May 08, 2009
• Study: Tongue Exercises May Ease Sleep Apnea - May 08, 2009
• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation - May 08, 2009
• Folic Acid May Alleviate Allergies and Asthma - May 08, 2009
• Swine Flu Goes Person-To-Pig; Could It Jump Back? - May 05, 2009
• Flu Could Flourish in Southern Hemisphere Winter - May 05, 2009
• Researchers Race To Outmaneuver Swine Flu Virus - May 05, 2009
• Change in CPR May Improve Survival - May 05, 2009
• FDA, FTC Warn Public of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products - May 04, 2009
• Texts, Twitter Could Improve Asthma - May 04, 2009
• Women Smokers get Lung Cancer Earlier Than Men, Says Study - May 04, 2009
• Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease - May 04, 2009
• WHO Raises Swine Flu Alert - April 30, 2009
• Report: Most Americans Are in Areas with Unhealthy Air - April 30, 2009
• Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Health Care Settings during an Influenza Pandemic - April 30, 2009
• Folic Acid May Help With Asthma, Allergy Symptoms, Researchers Say - April 30, 2009
• Baby in S Texas Is First Swine Flu Death Outside Mexico - April 29, 2009
• Kathleen Sebelius Sworn In as US Health Secretary - April 29, 2009
• Acrylamide in Food Does Not Increase Lung Cancer Risk - April 29, 2009
• Tennessee State Employees Facing $600 Surcharge for Smoking - April 29, 2009
• Swine Flu Cases Spread - April 28, 2009
• Hong Kong Scientists Developing Rapid Test for Swine Flu - April 28, 2009
• In Gratitude for Hospitals: Patient Story Lauds Compassionate Care - April 28, 2009
• Medication Errors Could Be Cut, Say Experts - April 28, 2009
• Double-Lung Transplant Better for Long-Term Survival - April 27, 2009
• Enforcing Tobacco Laws Cuts Kids’ Smoking - April 27, 2009
• FDA Researchers Contribute Insights into Avian Flu Virus - April 27, 2009
• Second-hand Smoke Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Young Women - April 27, 2009
• EPA Says Greenhouse Emissions Endanger Human Health - April 20, 2009
• Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels - April 20, 2009
• Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke - April 20, 2009
• Asthmatic Kids Breathe Easier with Smoke-free Air - April 20, 2009
• Experts Identify Compound that May Fight Bird Flu - April 16, 2009
• Radiation-Chemo Combo Boosts Lung Cancer Outcomes - April 16, 2009
• $10 Million Prize Seeks To Transform U.S. Health Care - April 16, 2009
• Acid Reflux without Symptoms Does Not Worsen Asthma, Says NHLBI - April 13, 2009
• COPD Patients Benefit from Nutrition Advice - April 13, 2009
• Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth - April 13, 2009
• Egyptian H5N1 cases prompt speculation about silent infections - April 13, 2009