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Norman H. Edelman, MD Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association
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In Lung Blog - Posted 29 weeks ago
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex health condition involving high blood pressures in the arteries of the lung. A patient may have PH due to ina...
In Lung Blog - Posted 38 weeks ago
The American Lung Association applauds a federal health panel for its recent unanimous vote to recommend (as soon as feasible but no later than the 20...
In Lung Blog - Posted 1 year ago
Jennifer Garner and American Lung Association representatives at the Faces of Influenza national launch event and vaccination clinic in New YorkAre yo...
In Lung Blog - Posted 1 year ago
How healthy is the air you are breathing? You may be surprised to find out that the answer depends, in part, on which side of the Mississippi River yo...
In Lung Blog - Posted 1 year ago
Millions of Americans are at risk for a disease many may not have heard of, or that it has a specific name. But 11.4 million Americans, primarily form...
In Lung Blog - Posted 1 year ago
On Tuesday January 9, the American Lung Association released its 2006 State of Tobacco Control report. In its fifth year, the report grades the state...
In Lung Blog - Posted 1 year ago
Make a special year-end tax deductible gift!Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths. Americans are li...
In Lung Blog - Posted 2 years ago
Influenza immunization rates fall far short every year, even though health experts recommend more than 200 million people in the US receive an annual ...
In Lung Blog - Posted 2 years ago
Its that time of the year again kids all across the country are returning to school. For parents the time leading up to the first day of school can b...
In Lung Blog - Posted 2 years ago
Secondhand smoke has received increased attention in the media recently. In late June the Surgeon General released a new report titled The Health Effe...
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