During our third Respiratory Day last week, our Lung Health Champions travelled from across the country to Washington, D.C., ...

When you are living with a chronic lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), every breath matters and ...

Carla explains how Medicaid and early detection helped her survive tumors in both lungs and live to become a lung cancer ...

Commission released its second report on childhood chronic diseases. In response, the American Lung Association issued the following statement.

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the American Lung Association (ALA) have awarded the CHEST/ALA Guideline Implementation Research Grant for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

Pursed lip breathing is a technique that helps people living with asthma or COPD when they experience shortness of breath. Pursed lip breathing helps control shortness of breath, and provides a quick ...

Today, 16 leading patient, provider and professional organizations are calling for support and co-sponsorship for the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act (S. 1406/H.R. 2902).

The air we breathe is filled with lots of things including gases and particles – Most are too small to see with the naked eye. Everything we breathe affects our health in different ways. Health ...

Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and COPD. It also is a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an infectious condition that can cause serious respiratory illness and death. SARS became a concern in 2003 when an outbreak that began in China spread ...

As many as one in six people in the U.S. spend their days inside school buildings. Clean air in schools is an important part of creating a healthy learning environment, but levels of pollutants are ...

Though signs and symptoms may vary depending on severity, it is important for anyone who develops Pulmonary Embolism symptoms to consult their doctor immediately.