AARC News

Current news and information from the AARC:

• HRSA Reports Scholarship Opportunities for RTs—August 26, 2010
• AHRQ Director to Address Congress in Keynote Speech—August 26, 2010
• VAP Workshops Scheduled for Maryland, Pennsylvania—August 26, 2010
• WHO Says Pandemic is Over—Now What?—August 24, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—August 19, 2010
• Simulation Roundtable Provides Community for RTs—August 12, 2010
• Second Group of Summer Bulletins Online Now—August 12, 2010
• Back to School with Pulmonary Hygiene—August 3, 2010
• AARC Announces New Associate Executive Director—August 3, 2010
• AARC Announces Interim Chairs for Its Management and Diagnostics Specialty Sections—August 2, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—August 2, 2010
• CMS Finalizes Inpatient Hospital Rules—August 2, 2010
• FDA Hears from AARC, Others, on Tobacco Marketing—July 28, 2010
• Free Webcast Offered by the COPD Learn More Breathe Better® Campaign—July 28, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—July 23, 2010
• AARC Virtual Lobby Day Announced—July 21, 2010
• AARC Members Urged to Participate in DRIVE4COPD Launch—July 21, 2010
• First Five Summer Bulletins Online Now—July 19, 2010
• Inaccurate Information Continues—July 9, 2010
• CMS Proposes Increased Payment for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Hospital Outpatient Settings—July 9, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—July 7, 2010
• AARC Shines at HOSA Show—July 6, 2010
• Deceptive Promotion Continues—July 1, 2010
• State Officials React Favorably—July 1, 2010
• Hawaii RT Licensure Signed into Law—June 29, 2010
• CMS Proposes Positive Pulmonary Rehab Payment Changes—June 28, 2010
• Physician Member Profiled for Long Military Career, Latest Mission—June 25, 2010
• Singing Sisters with CF Featured on YourLungHealth—June 25, 2010
• Medicare Pulmonary Rehab FAQ Created—June 25, 2010
• AARC Asks CMS to Support Quitlines—June 16, 2010
• AARC, Joint Commission Issue Warning on Deceptive Promotion—June 14, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—June 14, 2010
• Help Line is Moving—June 14, 2010
• AARC Position Statement Goes Out to Medicaid Directors, RC Boards—June 14, 2010
• Tell Your Docs About the AARC’s New Office Spirometry Certificate—June 10, 2010
• COPD Educator Course: The Tools You Need to Reduce Costly Readmissions for Your Hospital—June 10, 2010
• 2015 and Beyond: Your Chance to Be Heard—June 3, 2010
• GA Students Get Official Word: Program to Remain Open!—June 1, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—June 1, 2010
• Year of the Lung: Traveling with Pulmonary Disease—June 1, 2010
• Two New Roundtables Form—May 25, 2010
• HHS Opportunities—May 21, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—May 18, 2010
• Second Group of Spring Section Bulletins Online Now—May 14, 2010
• Disaster Fund Activated for Tennessee Members—May 13, 2010
• Simulation Roundtable Under Consideration by the AARC—May 13, 2010
• HHS Article Addresses IT Concerns with Federal Tracking System for HAIs—May 13, 2010
• Test Your LTOT Know-How—May 5, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—May 3, 2010
• RT Videos Inform with a Smile—May 3, 2010
• Year of the Lung: Focus on Asthma—May 3, 2010

AARC News Archive…

Professional News

Information from other news outlets:

• FDA Requires Label Change for Tygacil Due To Increased Mortality Risk—September 1, 2010
• Pediatric Group Issues New Flu Shot Guidelines—September 1, 2010
• Salmonella Is No Danger to Vaccines—September 1, 2010
• Can Eating Vegetables Prevent Lung Cancer?—September 1, 2010
• Potential Cause of Genetic Severe Asthma Found—August 31, 2010
• Medicare Expands To Help Smokers Quit—August 31, 2010
• Time To Get Flu Shot—But Just One This Year—August 31, 2010
• New Superbug Gene Allows Bacteria To Become Superbug—August 31, 2010
• Lower Estimate of Typical Flu Toll—August 30, 2010
• YouTube Videos Promote Smoking: Study—August 30, 2010
• Bird Flu Detection Takes a Novel Turn—August 30, 2010
• Youth Tobacco Use Downward Trend Is Slowing—August 30, 2010
• Medicare Expands Coverage for Tobacco Cessation—August 26, 2010
• Two-year-old Is Youngest To Get Artificial Lung—August 26, 2010
• Medevac Industry Opposing NTSB Upgrades—August 25, 2010
• Smoking Cessation Benefits MI Patients with Heart Damage—August 25, 2010
• Chinese Researchers Find Genetic Mutation for Esophageal Cancer—August 25, 2010
• FDA Class 1 Recall: INOMAX DS Drug Delivery System—August 24, 2010
• New Guidelines Give Options for When Epi Fails in Anaphylaxis—August 24, 2010
• WHO: New 13-valent Pneumococcal Vaccine Expands Protection in Young Kids—August 24, 2010
• Toxic America Series Investigates Air Pollution in America—August 24, 2010
• Half of All Top Movies Depict Smoking, Tobacco Use—August 20, 2010
• CDC: More U.S. Teens Get Flu Vaccinations—August 20, 2010
• Virologist Who Broke Ground in Respiratory Virus Research Dies—August 20, 2010
• Ozone Plus Smoke Worse for Asthma—August 19, 2010
• New Coating for Hospital Surfaces Kills MRSA Germs—August 19, 2010
• WHO To Hold First Global Forum on Medical Devices—August 19, 2010
• Drugstores Pushing Flu Vaccinations Earlier—August 19, 2010
• Landmark stem cell surgery offers new windpipe transplant hope—August 17, 2010
• Officials Make Push for Whooping Cough Vaccine—August 17, 2010
• Paracetamol Use Linked to Asthma in Teenagers—August 17, 2010
• Allergy Shots Cut Asthma but Carry Risk—August 17, 2010
• JAMA: Health Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill—August 16, 2010
• US Sees Drop in MRSA Illnesses—August 16, 2010
• Elevated Levels of MicroRNA (miR-21) Linked to Lung Cancer—August 16, 2010
• India Rejects Superbug Links—August 16, 2010
• CDC: 2010 Flu Vaccine Arriving—August 13, 2010
• Normal H1N1 Flu Season This Year—August 13, 2010
• Acetaminophen Tied to Increase in Asthma—August 13, 2010
• RTs Help in Mentoring the Medical Profession—August 13, 2010
• Asthma Rises as Children Return to School—August 12, 2010
• Assaults on Nurses Rise as Programs Are Cut—August 12, 2010
• FDA Clot Filtering Device Advisory Details Patient Risks—August 12, 2010
• Lancet: Medical Tourists Bring Home Asia Superbug—August 12, 2010
• Prenatal Smoke Tied to Poorer Asthma Drug Response—August 11, 2010
• Device Restores Some Senses for Vent Patients—August 11, 2010
• US Sees Drop in Dangerous Hospital Staph Illnesses—August 11, 2010
• Pay Practices in Health Care Investigated—August 11, 2010
• WHO Says H1N1 Flu Pandemic Is Over—August 10, 2010
• H3N2 Seasonal Flu Outbreaks Seen in Iowa—August 10, 2010
• “Desert Dust” Days May Worsen Kids’ Asthma—August 10, 2010
• States’ Attorneys General Challenging Health-Care Law Oppose Dismissal Bid—August 10, 2010
• CDC: Using Multiple Tobacco Products Ups Hazards—August 9, 2010
• Those with Hepatitis B Twice as Likely To Develop Lymphoma—August 9, 2010
• Missouri Vote Repudiates Health Reform Law—August 9, 2010
• Medicare Savings Projections in Dispute—August 9, 2010
• Transplant Advancement Made in Windpipe Cancer—August 5, 2010
• Lack of Food Puts Kids at Risk for Asthma—August 5, 2010
• A Change in Thinking Can Help Kick the Cigarette Habit—August 5, 2010
• Singing a Therapy for Those with COPD—August 5, 2010
• Doctors Hunt Cause of Food Allergy Rise—August 4, 2010
• Social Rejection Linked to Inflammation—August 4, 2010
• Study: Possible Bias in Drug Study Reporting—August 4, 2010
• Health Reform: What You’re Not Getting—August 4, 2010
• FDA: H1N1 Protection in Coming Season’s Flu Vaccines—August 3, 2010
• CDC: H1N1 Hit Children the Hardest—August 3, 2010
• Damp House Linked to Kids’ Risk of Nasal Allergies—August 3, 2010
• EPA Issues Guidance for Adding Environmental Justice to Its Rulemaking Process—August 3, 2010
• Cigarette in Room with Oxygen Caused Fatal Blaze—July 29, 2010
• Moms’ Pregnancy Diet Not Tied to Wheezing Risk—July 28, 2010
• Delivering Babies Even a Few Weeks Early Increases Respiratory Risks—July 28, 2010
• Late Preterm Birth Increases Chances of Lung Problems—July 28, 2010
• Uncertainty About H1N1’s Next Moves—July 28, 2010
• Respiratory Morbidity in Late Preterm Births—July 28, 2010
• Rules To Ease Consumer Appeals in Health Coverage—July 26, 2010
• Four-year-old Asthmatic with Rare Disease in Fight for His Life—July 26, 2010
• Study: Curbing Costly Delirium in ICU Patients—July 26, 2010
• Passengers Ill on Flight with No Air Conditioning Say “Hard To Breathe”—July 26, 2010
• CDC: Dangerous Fungus Now Endemic in Pacific Northwest—July 23, 2010
• FDA Recall: Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer Sets and Trays—July 23, 2010
• State Cuts in Home Care Put Elderly, Disabled at Risk—July 23, 2010
• Health Care Access Guidance Promotes Preventive Services for Disabled—July 23, 2010
• California Declares Whooping Cough Epidemic—July 20, 2010
• Surprising Results from Australian Spirometry Trial—July 20, 2010
• Mediterranean Diet May Not Protect Against Asthma—July 20, 2010
• FDA MedWatch: Advair Diskus Stolen Product Risk Warning—July 19, 2010
• Real-time MRI Tracking of Lung Tumors May Help Treatment—July 19, 2010
• Avastin Largely Safe for Patients with a Type of Lung Cancer—July 19, 2010
• Screening for Sepsis Could Save Lives—July 19, 2010
• Johns Hopkins: CF Flare-Ups May Be Treated Equally Well at Home—July 19, 2010
• Assessing Health Impact of Gulf Oil Spill—July 16, 2010
• Best Hospitals: The Honor Roll—July 15, 2010
• Report: Sleep Plays Important Role in Chronic Disease—July 15, 2010
• High Readmission Rates May Not Mean Worse Hospital Care—July 15, 2010
• Suicide tied to Air Pollution and Asthma—July 15, 2010
• Few People Correctly Cover Coughs, Sneezes—July 13, 2010
• Early Vaccines Encouraged Before School Begins—July 13, 2010
• Respiratory Illnesses Present Unique Problems in Pediatric Care Facilities—July 13, 2010
• Tylenol Expands Recall To Include Benadryl—July 13, 2010
• Banned Katrina Trailers Return for Latest Gulf Disaster—July 12, 2010
• Express Expanding McDonald’s-Like Franchises for Health Care—July 12, 2010
• Does Pollution Increase Stroke Risk?—July 12, 2010
• Air Pollutants May Be Linked to Crohn’s Risk—July 12, 2010
• Early Tamiflu Might Benefit Transplant Patients with H1N1 Flu—July 9, 2010
• Maureen Bisognano Named To Lead IHI—July 9, 2010
• Advance in Quest for HIV Vaccine—July 9, 2010
• Decline in Teen Smoking Rate Stalls—July 9, 2010
• Blood Test Could Identify Lung Disease—July 8, 2010
• President Obama Bypasses Senate To Appoint Medicare Chief—July 8, 2010
• First Study Ever on Effect of Wood Smoke in Smokers—July 8, 2010
• EPA: Old Coal Power Plants Must Upgrade Pollution Controls—July 8, 2010
• New Study Shows Improved Treatment for COPD Lung Patients—July 2, 2010
• Gene Mutation May Make People More Prone to Asthma—July 2, 2010
• Kamada Gets US FDA Approval for AATD Drug Glassia—July 2, 2010
• Tibetans’ Adaptation to High Altitudes Took Only 3000 Years—July 2, 2010
• Tough New US Cigarette Rules Take Effect—June 30, 2010
• Study Finds Body’s Potential Universal Flu Defense—June 30, 2010
• FDA Cautions CSL over Flu Plant Problems—June 30, 2010
• “Lung-on-a-Chip” Microdevice for Drug and Toxin Testing Debuts—June 30, 2010
• Crucell starts work on RSV Vaccine—June 28, 2010
• Whooping cough surge tied to immunization rate?—June 28, 2010
• Study: Low Doses of Hydrogen Sulfide Reduced Organ Damage—June 28, 2010
• NH Woman on Oxygen Dies after Power Cut to Home—June 28, 2010
• Kids May Need Two H1N1 Doses Again This Year—June 25, 2010
• N.E. Researchers Create Functioning Lung Tissue—June 25, 2010
• Ten Years On, Genomic Revolution Only Just Starting—June 25, 2010
• Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California—June 25, 2010
• CDC Proposes New Flu Guidance for Healthcare Facilities—June 24, 2010
• Tailored Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer?—June 24, 2010
• Insufficient Vitamin D Tied to Severe Asthma Attacks—June 24, 2010
• One Impact of Health Care Reform: More Hospital Buyouts—June 24, 2010
• CF Patients Live Longer, Some Diagnosed as Adults—June 22, 2010
• Why C-section Babies Are More Likely To Develop Allergies, Asthma—June 22, 2010
• FDA Takes Its Time on Tobacco Regulation—June 22, 2010
• Obama To Announce Health Insurance Benefits—June 22, 2010
• Patients Could Use More Help Quitting Smoking—June 22, 2010
• Electronic Monitoring of Asthma Med Use May Boost Adherence—June 22, 2010
• Experimental Flu Treatment May Help Related Virus—June 22, 2010
• Smoking May Contribute to Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy—June 22, 2010
• FDA Warns About Fraudulent Tamiflu—June 18, 2010
• H1N1 Flu Undergoing Genetic Changes in Pigs—June 18, 2010
• Study: Exercise might aid asthma control—June 18, 2010
• Probiotic Prophylactic: Bacteria May Protect Critically Ill Patients against Pneumonia—June 18, 2010
• Vitamin D May Cut Risk of Flu—June 17, 2010
• Quitting smoking may ease stress levels—June 17, 2010
• Dogs plus pollutants may raise asthma risk in kids—June 17, 2010
• Pollution linked to sleep problems—June 17, 2010
• Vitamin B6 Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Risk—June 16, 2010
• IV Steroids May Be Overkill in COPD Patients—June 16, 2010
• Drug-Resistant Staph Threatens Cystic Fibrosis Patients—June 16, 2010
• Study: Swine flu shot protects against 1918 flu—June 16, 2010