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American Lung Association Responds to New CDC Data on Flavored Tobacco Products, Calls for Ending Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
October 3, 2019Statement of American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer in response to the release of a new article in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Morbidit...
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American Lung Association Responds to Juul Announcement to Remove Non-Tobacco and Non-Menthol-Based Flavored Pods
October 17, 2019In response to an announcement from Juul that it would suspend all sales of its non-tobacco and non-menthol-based flavored pods pending FDA review, American Lung Association President and CEO Har...
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Senator Carper, Former EPA Administrator McCarthy, and APHA Head Dr. Benjamin Emphasize Need to Protect the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards to Safeguard Americans’ Health
October 16, 2019Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper representing the state of Delaware, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, and the Executive Director of the American Public Healt...
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Nation’s Top Health Organizations Band Together to Urge Patients to Get Flu Vaccinations to Prevent Serious Health Risks
October 15, 2019For the first time, the American Lung Association, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and the American Heart Association (AHA) have come together to raise an important alert about the dange...
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