Lung Disease Index Page
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Health and School-based Organizations Outline Approach to Improving Asthma Management in Schools
May 15, 2013 - Health and school-based organizations have come together and issued a joint statement on improving asthma management in schools, which provides best practices for a healthy school environment that promotes student learning and wellbeing. -
American Lung Association Applauds Volunteers and Advocates for Focusing FDA on Lung Cancer and Interstitial Lung Disease Treatments
April 11, 2013 - American Lung Association National President and CEO Harold P. Wimmer issued a statement in response to the FDA’s decision to include lung cancer and interstitial lung disease in its Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) program. -
American Lung Association Praises HUD Decision to Protect Families from Radon
February 6, 2013 - The American Lung Association applauds Monday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to protect families from the second leading cause of lung cancer—radon—that may be present in multifamily housing that HUD finances or refinances. -
New American Lung Association Resource Offers Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers “Support from Day One”
November 8, 2012 - The American Lung Association has launched Facing Lung Cancer: Support from Day One, a new web-based resource designed to guide and support those living with lung cancer and their loved ones during every stage of their disease. Lung cancer is a complex and life-changing disease—but those who are living with lung cancer are not alone. -
American Lung Association Supports Lung Disease Research to Build a Healthier Future
October 15, 2012 - The American Lung Association’s Research Awards Nationwide 2012-2013 report highlights lung disease research supported by the organization that includes diseases affecting infants, children, and the elderly. These studies examine diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. -
Anika Noni Rose Celebrates the American Lung Association’s 2012 Christmas Seals® Campaign
October 9, 2012 - Actress, singer, and Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose is serving as the American Lung Association’s 2012 Christmas Seals® Celebrity Chairperson for a second consecutive year to share her story of her struggle with asthma and to support the organization’s century old fight against lung disease. -
La Actriz y Madre Maria Canals Barrera Alienta a las Familias Hispanas a Mantenerse Sanas Mediante la Vacunación Anual Contra la Gripe
October 3, 2012 - Rostros de la gripe, una campaña educativa contra la gripe de la Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American Lung Association), procura mejorar las bajas tasas de vacunación contra la gripe en la comunidad hispana -
Multimedia Release - American Lung Association Releases "Faces of Influenza" Campaign Featuring Actress and Mother Sarah Chalke
September 18, 2012 - The American Lung Association, with the support of actress Sarah Chalke, is issuing a call to action to mothers across the country to help protect themselves and their loved ones against the flu by getting vaccinated this and every year. -
New NEJM Study on Asthma Medication Reinforces Best Practice of Low-dose Treatment
September 4, 2012 - According to a new study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine, children who use glucocorticoid inhalers to prevent asthma attacks may be on average one half-inch shorter as adults. Norman H. Edelman, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, released a statement regarding the implications of this study. -
Yosemite National Park "Ground Zero" For Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak
September 4, 2012 - It has been reported recently that at least six visitors camping at Yosemite National Park were diagnosed with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)—two of whom died. American Lung Association Chief Medical Officer Dr. Norman H. Edelman provides important information about this disease and how to prevent it.
