Comprehensive tobacco control programs funded at or above levels recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are extremely effective at reducing smoking rates among both adults ...

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022. Analysis by the American Lung Assocation Research and Program ...

Why did I get pulmonary fibrosis? If you are diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), physicians do not know what caused you to get the disease. Doctors try and rule out risk factors like ...

It's 1918, and the First World War is beginning to wind down across Europe. But another scourge is also spreading, and it will eventually take even more lives. It's influenza – or the flu – an ...

For every dollar all U.S. States spend on providing tobacco cessation treatments, it has an average potential return on investment. See how much.

The signs and symptoms of aspergillosis vary depending on the specific form. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis has symptoms similar to asthma. They include coughing, wheezing and shortness of ...

Living with a chronic lung disease like asthma makes your lungs more sensitive than people without asthma. However, 18 percent of adults with asthma in the U.S. smoke, compared to 13.6 percent without ...

The American Lung Association fights for policies that improve lung health, reduce tobacco use and clean up air pollution. Our public policy positions on lung health and other issues direct our public ...

Matching gifts are a great way to increase the impact of your gift. Many companies match their employees’ donations to non-profit organizations like the American Lung Association. Some companies will ...

A chronic cough lasts eight weeks or longer because this threshold makes it less likely that the cough is caused by a respiratory infection or common cold. You may also experience cough spasms which ...

Menthol is a chemical naturally found in peppermint and other mint plants, but it can also be made in a lab. First added to tobacco in the 1920s and 1930s, menthol reduces the harshness of cigarette ...

Enforcing a smokefree policy in a multi-unit housing complex can seem intimidating, but actual experience from property managers and owners across the country that have implemented policies prove that ...