Today, the American Lung Association Research Institute announced it has invested $21 million in research and related scientific activities. Over the last 10 years, the Lung Association has invested a ...

“Vaping remains a large issue in schools and among the teen population, and we can attribute that to the flavors and strategic marketing by Big Tobacco,” said Hali Rockow, Reality Check Coordinator.

Halloween is full of fun, from costumes and candy to haunted houses and trick-or-treating. But for people with asthma, this ...

To help families protect themselves from indoor air pollution, the American Lung Association is launching the Healthy Home, a customizable and interactive indoor air quality educational tool to help ...

Our Lung Health Navigators empower people to understand and manage their lung disease. We offer FREE one-on-one education programs to support those living with lung disease. Asbestosis is caused by ...

Coughing and sneezing are just some of the more interesting and complicated ways the body works to protect your lungs from contamination, and these methods are performed with a surprising speed and ...

Dr. Amit “Bobby” Mahajan is the medical director of interventional pulmonology and the complex airways disease program for the Inova Health System. He is board certified in interventional pulmonology, ...

Share your healthcare story and help our nation’s leaders understand why quality and affordable healthcare coverage is so important for people living with asthma. Asthma affects 24.8 million people, ...

Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen in your body. A person with sickle cell anemia makes a different type of hemoglobin called sickle hemoglobin. While normal red blood ...

As Americans, most of us spend a lot of time in our personal vehicles—sometimes hours every day. Sitting in traffic, driving on dusty roads, hauling loads and sometimes spilling food on seats and ...

Oxygen therapy may be an important part of your treatment if you have lung disease. But you might not know where to begin. Follow these tips if you are new to oxygen therapy. To determine which type ...

Only 4 to 7 percent of people who try to quit "cold turkey" are successful in staying tobacco-free. The rest of us need a plan. Our Freedom From Smoking program has helped hundreds of thousands of ...