Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and drinking alcohol have been a hot topic throughout the community recently.

We already know that smoking is the leading cause of COPD but there is not enough research to prove that alcohol alone can or cannot cause an increase in exacerbations.

Previous studies have already proved that patients who consume high amounts of alcohol in addition to smoking causes COPD symptoms to become worse, but we're unable to determine if drinking alone was a independent risk factor.

If you already have COPD and like to have an occasional drink from time to time then speak with your doctor, and they will review your medical history and see if it is safe to have the occasional drink.

Oxygen patients that choose the SeQual Eclipse 5 portable oxygen concentrator have the ability to do a wide array of activities since the Eclipse 5 offers both continuous and pulse dose flow delivery methods.

The SeQual Eclipse 5 portable oxygen concentrator delivers exceptional battery life, so patients on the go can be assured that they won't go a minute without their medical grade oxygen.

If you are in the market for a portable oxygen concentrator that delivers both pulse and continuous flow that will give you the freedom to do what you want, then the SeQual Eclipse 5 should be at the top of your list!

At 10 pounds, the Respironics SimplyGo was the first continuous flow portable oxygen concentrator to weigh less than 15 pounds.

The standard package for the SimplyGo comes with 2 external batteries, but when the SimplyGo was designed, it had the capability of housing one battery at a time.

Unlike its predecessor, the Respironics EverGo, which could house two battery at a time.

Many patients have asked us if ther was any way they can use two batteries at once.

In the past we had to unfortunately tell them no.

However, Respiornics was hard at work developing the Respironics SimplyGo External Battery Module.

The weather is warming up the sun is staying out later and all kinds of fun, family and friends activities are upon us!

However if you are a patient suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease then you may see spring time as the time of year where you see an increase of exacerbations, feeling increasingly fatigued, or allergies begin to heighten.

Which is why with the help of the following tips you will be able to

For oxygen therapy patients, there was a time when many faced using bulky, cumbersome, and inconvenient oxygen tanks, bottles, and liquid oxygen. These items needed to be refilled regularly.

As a result, the patient's ability to be out and about was limited.

Portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) have brought these patients a wide range of benefits, improving their quality of life and increasing their ability to enjoy new activities that they might not have otherwise experienced.

It is a known fact that portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) improve the lives of oxygen therapy patients. They enable these patients to have active lifestyles that include activities such as gardening, fishing, golfing, and hunting.

The body cannot store oxygen. It needs to be given when it is at low levels due to the side effects these levels can cause.

For patients such as those who suffer from COPD, they need frequent oxygen. This need is known as long term oxygen therapy, and patients will need some type of device to help with this.

For oxygen therapy patients who have been on other types of therapy like liquid oxygen or oxygen tanks, they may want to try out a portable oxygen concentrator for its ease of use, obvious portability, and if it actually works for them over the tanks. On the other hand, they may want to lead a more active lifestyle or do some traveling, but the tanks have prevented them from doing so due to their cumbersome nature.

Many patients have been diagnosed with respiratory diseases that require specialized treatment. These treatments most often come in the form of oxygen therapy.

For anyone who has been a patient in the hospital, they will be familiar with a nurse or respiratory therapist placing a clip-like device on a finger or earlobe. This small medical device is known as a pulse oximeter and it is used to measure the patient's oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels and pulse rate. It monitors the percentage of hemoglobin -- the protein in the blood -- that is oxygen saturated.