American Lung Association

Local Public Health Leaders Meet with State Lawmakers; Share Community-Level Progress in Tobacco Use Reduction

Tobacco prevention experts from the Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes (TACFL) met with staff members from the offices of the following: Senator Pamela Helming on February 25th, at the ...
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Local Public Health Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Address Rising Youth Nicotine Use

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Fueling Your Lungs: How Nutrition Supports Chronic Lung Disease Management

Nutrition is more than just calories, carbohydrates and protein; it can be a powerful tool in managing lung disease and ...
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Climbers Raise $275K at Fight For Air Climb Miami

This morning nearly 1,000 people laced up their gym shoes and took to the stairs of loanDepot park for the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb, locally presented by Metro-Dade Firefighters ...
American Lung Association

Learn About Pulmonary Embolism

PE occurs when a blood clot breaks free and travels through the bloodstream, eventually blocking blood flow to the lungs. Pulmonary embolism affects around 1 in 1,000 people in the U.S. every year.
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Cleanest Places to Live

Many cities in the U.S. enjoy air that is considered clean for one or more of the pollution measures tracked in “State of the Air.” In this year’s report, 35 of the cities for which there is ...
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Types of Lung Cancer

What Are the Types of Lung Cancer? There are two main types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A third less common type of lung cancer is called ...