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Vol 14, No. 1        LINCARE is a National Supplier of Home
Spring '00            Oxygen and Respiratory Therapy Services

Consumers Turning to the Internet for Health Answers

Waking (cont)

     Approximately 17.5 million adults, 43 percent of the 40.6 million Internet users, use the Internet to search for health care information, according to a study by VHA Inc. and Deloitte and Touche LLP.
    "Consumers are demanding the information to help them make informed decisions about their medical care, " said VHA Group Senior Vice President Daniel Bourque. Consumers turn to the Internet because of a lack of information from traditional services. However, consumers must use caution when using the Internet based information."

          - Continuing Car, July/August 1999

Waking Up and the COPD Patient

COPD   This is always a difficult moment for some folks and if they are not feeling up to snuff, it can be a real chore. Some Hints:

  • Soft music is much more pleasant than an alarm if you are easily startled. There are also lights that wake you up with steadily increasing light.

  • Try some stretching and relaxing exercises while still lying down. These help to get your body in gear as every cat in the world knows.

  • Making the bed is one of the most demanding household tasks and if you must do it yourself, try this:
      

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Half make the bed while you are still in it. Pull the top sheet and blanket up on one side and smooth them out. Exit from the unmake side, which is then easy to finish.

  • If you find that the bedspread is an unnecessary frill, which only adds to work leave yours off.

  • Before getting all the way up it is a big help to do some of your dressing sitting on the edge of your bed. Every night leave your robe and slippers or shoes, socks where they are easy to reach in the morning. This will require less effort and help to keep you warm if your room is on the cool side.

  • Put your clothes in the bureau drawers that are easier for you to reach - saves from bending

  • Make it a habit to put most often used items such as socks and underwear in the most convenient places and seldom used things in the faraway bottom drawers.

- American Lung Association

Flu Shot may Reduce Risk of a SecondFlu Shot Heart Attack

    An annual flu shot may provide a double dose a protection for some people. A study suggest that heart attack patients may significantly reduce their rise of a second heart attack if they get vaccinated against influenza. Patients who had flu shots reduced their risk of second heart attacks by 67%.

- USA Today, March 14, 2000

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