AARC News
Current news and information from the AARC:

• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—February 5, 2010
• Help for Haiti: Respiratory Care Cares—February 1, 2010
• Winter Section Bulletins Online Now—January 28, 2010
• HHS Launches Web Site for Haiti Volunteers—January 28, 2010
• Write to Congress for Better Pulmonary Care Services—January 26, 2010
• QRCR Open Enrollment Begins—January 21, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 18, 2010
• AARC Represented at Opening of New Center—January 8, 2010
• New Concentrators Approved for Use on Aircraft—January 8, 2010
• National Influenza Vaccination Week—January 6, 2010
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—January 4, 2010
• More Updates on Pulmonary Rehab Benefit Available—December 17, 2009
• Pulmonary Community Loses Pioneering Physician—December 12, 2009
• Good Press: AARC Members in the News—December 10, 2009
• The Joint Commission Revises Its Interpretation of Respiratory Care Orders—December 1, 2009

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Professional News
Information from other news outlets:

• Race Car Driver Danica Patrick Promotes COPD Awareness—February 5, 2010
• As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next Season—February 8, 2010
• Vegetative Patients Show Signs of Awareness, but Not Those Deprived of Oxygen—February 8, 2010
• BPA Is Suspect in Infant Asthma—February 8, 2010
• Study: Motavizumab Vaccine Reduces Preemie Lung Infections—February 2, 2010
• Study Links Chorioamnionitis in Womb to Kids’ Asthma—February 2, 2010
• Preventive Steps Helped Summer Campers Avoid Swine Flu—February 2, 2010
• HHS To Help US Hospitals Treat Survivors from Haiti—February 2, 2010
• CDC Announces Changes in Vaccine Schedule, Offers New E-tool Scheduler—February 1, 2010
• Sedation Linked to Longer Stay in ICU—February 1, 2010
• EPA to Hold Public Hearings on Air Quality Standards for Smog—February 1, 2010
• Sleep and Do Better—February 1, 2010
• Canada Donates 5 Million Doses of Excess H1N1 Vaccine to WHO—January 29, 2010
• Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma—January 29, 2010
• Secondhand Smoke Adds to Risk for Smokers—January 29, 2010
• Gates Foundation Makes $10 Billion Vaccines Pledge—January 29, 2010
• New Test Might ‘Smell’ Early Stage Lung Cancer—January 28, 2010
• New Potential for Treating COPD—January 28, 2010
• Infant Swimming Tied to Lung Infection, Asthma—January 28, 2010
• Masks, Hand Sanitizer Help Halt Flu Spread—January 28, 2010
• Genetics Used To Track Transmission of MRSA Bacteria—January 27, 2010
• EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide—January 27, 2010
• Canada’s Olympic-sized Plan To Fight H1N1—January 27, 2010
• Newborns of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure—January 27, 2010
• Genetics Used To Track Transmission of MRSA—January 22, 2010
• Quitting Smoking Doubles Survival in Early Lung Cancer—January 22, 2010
• Birth Weights Fell 1990-2005—January 22, 2010
• Smokers More Prone to Long-Term Prescription Painkiller Use—January 22, 2010
• COPD, Even When Mild, Limits Heart Function—January 21, 2010
• Scientists Develop Fast-acting Germ Killer—January 21, 2010
• Gene Mappers Untangling Common Cold Mysteries—January 21, 2010
• Flu Vaccine Additive Boosts Wide Protection—January 21, 2010
• HHS Medical Teams Providing Medical Care in Haiti—January 20, 2010
• Scramble on Health Reform Bill—January 20, 2010
• Statins Show Promise Against Sickle Cell—January 20, 2010
• Homepod Telecommunication Devices Helping Lung Patients Stay out of Hospital—January 20, 2010
• Followup to Oct 2008 Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Tiotropium—January 19, 2010
• Shots Relieve Children’s Hay Fever, Cut Expenses—January 19, 2010
• Secondhand Smoke, Sleep Problems in Children Linked—January 19, 2010
• WHO: Flu Pandemic Remains Moderate, Easing in Areas—January 19, 2010
• Blood Test for Lung Cancer in the Works—January 15, 2010
• HHS Deploys 250 US Medical Personnel to Haiti—January 15, 2010
• EPA Symposium Aims for Clean Air in Schools—January 15, 2010
• FDA Has No Authority Over Electronic Cigarettes, Judge Says—January 15, 2010
• Urine Test Can Detect Dangerous Snoring in Children—January 12, 2010
• Challenges Are Made to Legal Premise of Health Reform Legislation—January 12, 2010
• Radon Is Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer in US—January 12, 2010
• Nose Treatment Cuts Hospital-acquired Infections—January 12, 2010
• Easing H1N1 Pandemic May Let in New Flu Viruses—January 11, 2010
• Pulmonary Disease Tied to Immune Reaction, Says Researcher—January 11, 2010
• Stressing Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking over Consequences More Effective?—January 11, 2010
• New Smog Rule Could Be a Surprise to Some Counties—January 11, 2010
• Test Patients for Exercise-Induced Asthma—January 6, 2010
• US Judge Upholds Most Limits on Tobacco Marketing—January 6, 2010
• CMS Issues Annual Report on National Health Spending—January 6, 2010
• Tiotropium Appears To Cut Deaths, Cardiovascular Event Rates—January 6, 2010
• Severe H1N1 Cases and Asthma Are Linked—January 4, 2010
• Air Pollution May Lessen Asthma Inhaler Benefits—January 4, 2010
• Child Smoke Exposure Linked to Emphysema—January 4, 2010
• Compound May Fight Hard-to-Treat Lung Cancer—January 4, 2010
• Businesses Brace for Health Reform Bill’s Costs—December 23, 2009
• Air Pollutants from Vehicle Exhaust Linked to Severe Pneumonia in Seniors—December 23, 2009
• US Cracks Down on Lung-harming Ship Emissions—December 23, 2009
• As Swine Flu Wanes, So Does Public’s Fear—December 23, 2009
• US Health Reform Vote Looms—December 21, 2009
• Testing Group Data Shows Swine Flu Waning in US—December 21, 2009
• Pfizer, Boehringer’s Spiriva Gets New FDA Approval—December 21, 2009
• Scientists Link Molecule to Severe Swine Flu—December 21, 2009
• Breast Cancer Drug Also Fights Lung Cancer—December 15, 2009
• EPA Instigates Two Rules to Further Protect Ozone Layer—December 15, 2009
• President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards To Build, Renovate Community Health Centers—December 15, 2009
• Lung Disease Study by University of Leicester Expert Brings New Findings on Causes of Lung Disease—December 15, 2009
• More Than 1,000 Deaths in Past Week from H1N1: WHO—December 2, 2009
• FDA Approves New Flu Vaccine—December 2, 2009
• Detergent Exposure Hard on Workers’ Lungs: Studies—December 2, 2009
• Sleep Apnea May Cause Nighttime Urination—December 2, 2009