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#WorldCOPDDay
#GOLDguidelines
@GOLD_COPD
Creating awareness for the public on the key factors which influence the lung development till adulthood and sharing the ways to keep the lungs healthy is important.
Because we all have only one set of lungs. (1/n)
#GOLDguidelines
@GOLD_COPD
Creating awareness for the public on the key factors which influence the lung development till adulthood and sharing the ways to keep the lungs healthy is important.
Because we all have only one set of lungs. (1/n)
#GETomics
This is a new term introduced recently which highlights the 'complex and dynamic' interactions between #Genetics and #Environment over #time which plays the crucial role in the development of #COPD (2/n)
This is a new term introduced recently which highlights the 'complex and dynamic' interactions between #Genetics and #Environment over #time which plays the crucial role in the development of #COPD (2/n)
When i was a resident, I was taught that #Cigarettesmoking contributes to ~90% of COPD burden in the world.
But now the data suggets that more than half of COPD burden, worldwide is due to causes other than tobacco. Why? What has changed? (3/n)
But now the data suggets that more than half of COPD burden, worldwide is due to causes other than tobacco. Why? What has changed? (3/n)
#November2022 #November12 #WorldPneumoniaDay #LungCancerAwarenessMonth #LungCancerScreeningDay
#Cigarettesmoking
This 'long' thread is about-
"Lung Cancer Awareness month- Nov"
"World Pneumonia Day- Nov12"
"National Lung Cancer Screening Day- USA: Nov12"
(1/21)
#Cigarettesmoking
This 'long' thread is about-
"Lung Cancer Awareness month- Nov"
"World Pneumonia Day- Nov12"
"National Lung Cancer Screening Day- USA: Nov12"
(1/21)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is taking the opportunity this November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, to highlight the burden and principal risk factors of lung cancer around the world.
1.8 million (18 lakh) people died in 2020 due to this cancer (2/21)
1.8 million (18 lakh) people died in 2020 due to this cancer (2/21)
This count is almost double the number of deaths caused by the 2nd most common cause of cancer deaths - colorectal cancer!!
Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer
Smoking in public places exposes those who are not interested in smoking .. (3/21)
Tobacco smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer
Smoking in public places exposes those who are not interested in smoking .. (3/21)
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 12/16/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/12/16/dai…
Let's get real: the American Rescue Plan was the best economic policy in forty years
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#AmericanRescuePlan, #FiscalRelief, #COVID19, #RecessionRecovery, #inflation, #ConsumerSpending
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#AmericanRescuePlan, #FiscalRelief, #COVID19, #RecessionRecovery, #inflation, #ConsumerSpending
Disinformation and Democracy
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#disinformation, #democracy, #PartisanPolitics, #AudioTranscript
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#disinformation, #democracy, #PartisanPolitics, #AudioTranscript
@CDCgov 1) My Mom had #BeenSmokingCigarettes for 30 #Years when she had gotten #pneumonia 2x's during the Winter of 1989-1990. Her doctor told her if she didn't #QuitSMOKING , she would #VeryLikely get #pneumonia again. Then, he Highly recommended that she #GiveNicotinePatchesATry . She
@CDCgov 2) decided to try them; for #ThreeEntireMonths , as the amount of #Nicotine in the patches is reduced each month; even though they caused her to get a small amount of hives! 😃 By that time, she was down to #Smoking 1 or 2 #Cigarettes a day; instead of her usual #PackADay Habit!
@CDCgov 3) And, back then, packs had 30 #Cigarettes in them! BUT, she had to keep a #PenInHerMouth every day; & leave the #SmokingLunchroom at work, too. And, for some odd reason, she used #CinnamonCandies to help herself, too. So, she was #TryingVeryHard to quit; using psychological
