Objective Todiscusses theinitialeffect of self-managementprogramon the qualityoflifeand the healthyknowledge of the stabilized patients withchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(COPD).
For example, another study published last month demonstrated that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more likely to follow a fitness program using the Nintendo Wii than a traditional fitness program.
"What we really want to do is encourage people to follow those guidelines for drinking, " said Dr. Robert Brewer, of the alcohol program division of the CDC's National Center for ChronicDisease Prevention and Health Promotion.
While binge-drinking rates have fallen among boys over the past 10 years, "binge-drinking rates among girls really haven't changed much over a 15-plus-year period, " said Dr. Robert Brewer, of the alcohol program division of the CDC's national Center for ChronicDisease Prevention and Health Promotion.