AARC News

Current news and information from the AARC:

• Best Practices Community Launched—May 22, 2013
• AARC Activates Disaster Fund for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado—May 21, 2013
• AARC Launches Exam Prep Course—May 21, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—May 20, 2013
• DRIVE4COPD Launches Contest for AARC Members—May 16, 2013
• AARC to Solicit Best Practices—May 16, 2013
• AARC Supports DMEPOS Legislation—May 13, 2013
• AARC Reacts to CMS Database Release—May 9, 2013
• EPA Award Goes to Program Led by AARC Member—May 9, 2013
• New CRCE Transcript Clicks it Up a Notch—May 7, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—May 6, 2013
• Polio Survivor Sees Value in RTs—May 3, 2013
• May is the Month for Asthma—April 30, 2013
• Students Invited to AARC Webcast—April 25, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—April 23, 2013
• AARC Reacts to Boston Marathon Bombings—April 16, 2013
• AARC Webcasts, Now on Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch—April 16, 2013
• First Five Spring Bulletins Online Now—April 15, 2013
• PepsiCo Partners with AARC for COPD Awareness—April 10, 2013
• SSA Seeks Input from AARC on Respiratory Disorders—April 9, 2013
• LSRC Gets Home Town Time with Senator—April 9, 2013
• COPD Research: A Call to Action—April 8, 2013
• An Act of Heroism—April 4, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—April 2, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—March 19, 2013
• COPD Foundation Unites with AARC to Support Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act—March 11, 2013
• March 10–16 is a Great Time to Raise Awareness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation—March 5, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—March 5, 2013
• PACT Plans Lobby Day March 11–12—February 28, 2013
• First Prizes Awarded in Membership Campaign—February 28, 2013
• AARC Mourns C. Everett Koop—February 26, 2013
• National Sleep Awareness Week Kicks Off on Sunday—February 26, 2013
• AHA Clarifies ACLS Policy—February 21, 2013
• Facebook Connection Pays Off for Missouri PACT—February 21, 2013
• Keeping Care on Track during the Blizzard of 2013—February 19, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—February 14, 2013
• QRCR Enrollment/Recertification Underway Now—February 7, 2013
• Five Specialty Sections Publish Winter Bulletins —February 5, 2013
• Protocol Helps RTs Begin Research Projects—January 31, 2013
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 24, 2013
• Activate Your Journal Subscription in 5 Quick Steps—January 23, 2012
• First Five Winter Section Bulletins Online Now—January 18, 2012
• AARC Congress 2012 Videos Available—January 10, 2012
• Boehringer Ingelheim Joins AARC Corporate Partner Program—January 9, 2012
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 3, 2013
• AARC Education Annual Seeking Submissions—January 3, 2013
• AARC Launches Growth Campaign—January 2, 2013

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Information from other news outlets:

• 3-D Printed Tracheal Splint Implanted into Infant—May 23, 2013
• Unknown Respiratory Illness Kills Two in SE Alabama—May 23, 2013
• Coronavirus Death Toll in Saudi Arabia at 17—May 23, 2013
• High Prevalence of COPD Misdiagnosis Among Uninsured—May 23, 2013
• Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Depression Linked—May 22, 2013
• No Effect of Tracheostomy Timing on Mortality—May 22, 2013
• Update: The REDUCE Randomized Clinical Trial for COPD—May 22, 2013
• Senate Panel Advances Gina McCarthy for EPA Administrator—May 22, 2013
• Moore Patients, Employees, Accounted for After Tornado—May 21, 2013
• AHRQ: Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Illness in Children and Adults—May 21, 2013
• Covidien Cleared for Nellcor(™) Pulse Oximetry Motion Claims—May 21, 2013
• Pediatrics: Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccines More Effective Protection—May 21, 2013
• Administration Announces $1 Billion Initiative for Health Care Innovation Awards—May 20, 2013
• Coronavirus Now Named MERS-CoV—May 20, 2013
• Brovana Results Released—May 20, 2013
• Combivent To Be Replaced in July with Combivent Respimat—May 20, 2013
• WHO: Two Health Workers Contract Coronavirus—May 16, 2013
• Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator—May 16, 2013
• SPACE, RF Ablation Combo Safe, Effective for Lung Cancer—May 16, 2013
• School-based Smoking Prevention Programs Work—May 16, 2013
• U.S. Safe from Two New Viruses, So Far—May 15, 2013
• Scientists Develop Bird Flu Test, Work on Vaccine Underway—May 14, 2013
• Saudi Arabia Reports Four New Cases of Coronavirus—May 14, 2013
• Man Clinically Dead 40 Minutes Brought Back—May 14, 2013
• FDA Approves Breo Ellipta To Treat COPD—May 14, 2013
• China Reports Three New Bird Flu Deaths, Toll Hits 35—May 13, 2013
• With Suspected TB, Behavioral Support Curbs Smoking—May 13, 2013
• Coronavirus Can Probably Pass Person-to-Person—May 13, 2013
• IMS: U.S. Medicine Spending Shows Rare Dip in 2012—May 13, 2013
• 3 Suspected Cases of Coronavirus in France—May 10, 2013
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Recurrent Wheeze in Healthy Preterm Infants—May 10, 2013
• U.S. Unveils $150 Million ACA Enrollment Initiative—May 10, 2013
• HHS Releases Data on Inpatient Charges—May 10, 2013
• MnDCT Beats Chest X-Ray for Detecting Lung Cancer—May 9, 2013
• France Reports FIrst Case of Coronavirus—May 9, 2013
• Hospital Procedure Prices Vary Widely in U.S.—May 9, 2013
• Bird Flu Eases as China Shuts Poultry Markets—May 9, 2013
• FDA Class 1 Recall: Maquet SERVO-i Ventilator Battery Module —May 8, 2013
• Study Finds Ambrisentan Not Effect in IPF—May 8, 2013
• WHO Experts To Visit Hospital Where Coronavirus Spread—May 8, 2013
• China Bird Flu Toll Rises to 31—May 7, 2013
• Two More People Die in Saudio Arabia of SARS-like Flu: WHO—May 7, 2013
• States Fear Loss of Health Care Aid under ACA—May 7, 2013
• Celebrate Moms Who Protect Kids' Health—May 7, 2013
• New Bird Flu Poses "Serious Threat", Scientists Say—May 6, 2013
• ATS: Puff Before Exercise Helps Breathing—May 6, 2013
• Cancer Can't Stop Teen Singer's Music—May 6, 2013
• Discovery Labs Announces Recent AFECTAIR® Publications—May 6, 2013
• DSmartphones Help Patients Carry Medical Records—May 3, 2013
• Hookah Smoking Delivers Carcinogens and Carbon Monoxide—May 3, 2013
• Covidien Issues Voluntary Recall for Ventilator Battery—May 2, 2013
• Progress Toward Eradication of Polio Worldwide—May 2, 2013
• Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China—May 2, 2013
• ATS Publishes CPGs on Bronchoconstriction—May 2, 2013
• Do School Programs Keep Kids from Smoking?—May 2, 2013
• FDA Clears Resmed Noninvasive Ventilation Device for COPD—May 2, 2013
• Female Smokers More at Risk for Colon Cancer—May 1, 2013
• Cell Response to New Coronavirus Unveils Possible Paths to Treatment—May 1, 2013
• Toddler gets new windpipe from her own stem cells—May 1, 2013
• CDC: May Is Asthma Awareness Month—April 30, 2013
• Philips Respironics Goes Web-Based, Mobile—April 30, 2013
• AHRQ Releases Comparative Effectiveness Review for Treating Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis—April 29, 2013
• Smoking Water Pipes Not a Safe Cigarette Alternative—April 29, 2013
• Sleep Restriction Affects Respiratory, Vascular Control—April 29, 2013
• Hospitals See Surge of Superbug-fighting Products—April 29, 2013
• Avian to Human Transmission of H7N9 Flu Virus Identified—April 26, 2013
• New Understanding of Asthma Development—April 26, 2013
• Genome Study Suggests Strategies for Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis —April 26, 2013
• ALA State of the Air 2013 Report—April 26, 2013
• Scientists Confirm New Bird Flu Is from Chickens—April 25, 2013
• Asthma Health Care Access Worse for Young Adults—April 25, 2013
• ALA State of the Air 2013 Report—April 25, 2013
• Six hospitals Get Federal Money To Reduce Readmissions—April 25, 2013
• WHO: H7N9 Virus 'One of the Most Lethal So Far'—April 24, 2013
• Health Literacy Linked to Better Asthma Control—April 24, 2013
• Interdisciplinary Care Reduces LOS, Adverse Events in Elderly—April 24, 2013
• FDA's Graphic Cigarette Warnings Can Go Forward—April 23, 2013
• China Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 22—April 23, 2013
• Ahead of Reform, Medical Care Slowdown Hits U.S.—April 23, 2013
• Infant Vaccine Gets EU Approval—April 23, 2013
• China Bird Flu Cases Now at 102—April 22, 2013
• Warning to Public: "Cinnamon Challenge" Carries Risk of Aspiration—April 22, 2013
• Senators Call on FDA for Nicotine Restrictions—April 19, 2013
• Mixed Messages on COPD Drug, FDA Review Finds—April 18, 2013
• Cigars threatened with regulations—April 18, 2013
• World experts to help China with bird flu investigation—April 18, 2013
• No Poultry Contact in Some China Bird Flu Cases: WHO—April 17, 2013
• FDA Chief Admits Agency Could Have Better Overseen Compounding—April 17, 2013
• Patient-centered Care Linked to Better Outcomes—April 17, 2013
• Covidien Launches New Shiley Neonatal and Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes—April 17, 2013
• China Says Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 14—April 16, 2013
• Reasons to Stay Calm About Bird Flu—April 16, 2013
• Common Sleep Disorder May Impair Drivers—April 16, 2013
• Positive Results in Phase III of Inhaler Clinical Trial—April 16, 2013
• Gene Swapping Makes New Bird Flu a Moving Target—April 15, 2013
• China Reports 2 New Bird Flu Deaths, Totaling 13—April 15, 2013
• TB Prevention May Boost Drug Resistance—April 15, 2013
• Pediatrics: Music May Help Sick Preemies—April 15, 2013
• New Bird Flu Worries UN on Spread Beyond China—April 12, 2013
• Man Burned While Smoking, Using Oxygen—April 12, 2013
• Cancer Doctors Giving Smokers a Pass—April 12, 2013
• Bill To Repeal Device Tax Gains Majority Support—April 11, 2013
• Walking Cure: Strolls Can Help Teen Smokers to Quit—April 11, 2013
• Air Pollution Exposure in Pregnancy Linked to Cancers—April 11, 2013
• Old Biomarker May Have New Role in Lung Cancer—April 11, 2013
• Alarm Fatigue Can Be Deadly—April 10, 2013
• Early COPD Diagnosis Possible with Nuclear Medicine—April 9, 2013
• Needed in India: A New Specialty, Respiratory Therapy—April 9, 2013
• Smoking Upon Waking May Increase Lung and Oral Cancer Risk—April 9, 2013
• Baby's Lung Operation in the Womb a Lifesaver—April 9, 2013
• 7 Die in China as Bird Flu Infects Humans—April 8, 2013
• Joint Commission Alert: Alarm Fatigue—April 8, 2013
• U.S. Flu Activity Declining—April 8, 2013
• E-cigarettes Primarily Used To Quit Tobacco—April 8, 2013
• CMS Rate Announcement Details Plan Payments—Apr 5, 2013
• Dräger Hosts Visionary Respiratory Conference in Phoenix—Apr 5, 2013
• Scientists Race To Gauge Pandemic Risk of New Bird Flu—Apr 5, 2013
• RSV Vaccine Meets Mid-stage Trial Goal—Apr 5, 2013
• Walgreen Clinics To Begin Treating Asthma—Apr 5, 2013
• Smokers Have Worse Colon Cancer Prognosis—Apr 5, 2013
• More Cases of New Bird Flu Strain in China—Apr 4, 2013
• FDA Allows Change to Nicotine Replacement Therapy Labels—Apr 4, 2013
• More Evidence for Allergy Relief without Shots—Apr 4, 2013
• Corona Virus Seems To Cause Deep Lung Infection—Apr 4, 2013
• China, Egypt May Be Highest on List for Next Flu Outbreak—Apr 2, 2013
• Questions in China on How Bird Flu Strain Killed Two—Apr 2, 2013
• End of Life Talks Lacking Between Doctors, Patients—Apr 2, 2013
• Genetics May Help Determine Which Smokers Get Hooked—Apr 2, 2013
• MMWR: What We Learned from Severe Respiratory Illness Outbreak in Assisted Living—Apr 1, 2013
• Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Q Fever—Apr 1, 2013
• Anti-smoking Message: "CDC Tips from Former Smokers"—Apr 1, 2013
• IVUN Issues New Resource Guide for Vent-Assisted Living—Apr 1, 2013