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Exercising With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  Researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom have identified another reason to get up and get moving. Reporting their findings in “Voluntary Exercise Delays Heart Failure Onset in Rats with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension,” which was published in American Journal of Physiology…

10 Modern Cheerful Songs

1. Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over 2. Natasha Bedingfield – Pocket Full Of Sunshine 3. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger 4. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off 5. Macklemore &…

Walking Across America For Pulmonary Hypertension

“Don Stevenson started walking after nearly 30 years of working for Dairygold Dairy, and decided walking to benefit charities would be a good way to get both exercise and to help others.  Stevenson was just starting to pen his first book as a newly retired man. Stevenson thought…

Traveling With Pulmonary Hypertension

Pretty much every person likes to travel, experience new cultures, go through new life experiences, or just go to a quiet place for relaxation. For many PH patients, travel is simply a part of their lives either for professional or personal reasons. Having PH is no reason to think that your traveling…

#WorldStatisticDay – Pulmonary Hypertension Numbers

According to Right Diagnosis: Primary pulmonary hypertension is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Primary pulmonary hypertension, or a subtype of Primary pulmonary hypertension, affects less than 200,000 people in the US…

What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare lung disease that refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries.  These are the arteries that carry deoxygenated blood from a person’s heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen. Here is a PH overview: http://bit.ly/1k1nh2O…

World Thrombosis Day: October 13th

October 13 is #WorldThrombosisDay, an event that increases global awareness and focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood disease of thrombosis as an urgent and growing health problem. Read more: http://bit.ly/1Liseyv…


A Conversation With Rare Disease Advocates