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Alaska PrideFestival Goes Smoke Free
Channel 2 NewsAn event celebrating the local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) culture and community is going smoke free this year. For the first time in the community-wide event's history, the Alaska PrideFestival will be smoke free. The Alaska...Tags: Parent Organizations, Gays and Lesbians
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ALA Says Alaska Needs More Secondhand Smoke Protection
Channel 2 NewsAccording to a report by the American Lung Association, Alaska needs to protect more of the public from secondhand tobacco smoke. The report is the ALA's "State of Tobacco Control" and it tracks the progress of key tobacco control policies at the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance Cost
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Promote bicycle use to reduce air pollution
The American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report shows that while most regions have improved their air quality, the Lehigh Valley has not. We must work to reverse this trend. While it is vital that we reduce emissions at power plants to improve...Tags: Global Warming, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution
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Bulletin Board
Tuesday Anxiety, Depression and Anger Control Support Group, 10 a.m. at 2403 Deer Creek Blvd., Deerfield Beach. Free. Call 954-972-4670. The Best of Eighteen, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Studio 18 in the Pines, 1101 Poinciana Drive, Pembroke Pines. Free....Tags: Florida's Blood Centers, The Salvation Army, Crossfire (music group), Pompano Beach, Lupus
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Students take asthma awareness into their hands
On a hot summer day last year, Italia Falcon, now 13, started to panic because she couldn't breathe right. "I was sitting down on the couch and my chest tightened," Italia said. "I tried to call my mom, but she didn't hear anything." Thankfully, she...Tags: Asthma, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Chemical Industry, Government
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LETTER: Fight COPD By Fighting Smoking
The American Lung Association's report on the startling upsurge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women sheds light on a topic that is of great interest to me as a woman and health professional [June 6, news, "COPD On Rise For Women"]. COPD is...Tags: COPD, Diseases and Illnesses
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Linda Kramer
Linda Kramer, age 67, of Philip, died April 6, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 14, at the First Lutheran Church in Philip, with Pastor Frezil Westerlund officiating. Arrangements are...
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READER SUBMITTED: American Lung Association 'Bikes & Bites' in Vernon
VernonThis year the American Lung Association celebrates the 29th annual Autumn Escape Bike Trek presented by Sunovion. Hundreds will travel the 160 miles from Plymouth to Provincetown to support the American Lung Association of the Northeast. To prepare for...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Tuberculosis, Health, Asthma, Diseases and Illnesses
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Air pollution makes it more difficult to breathe
Clean air matters. It matters if you have asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or perfectly healthy lungs. I was a respiratory therapist for more than 15 years and have seen firsthand the effects of air quality on my patients' lungs. Patients of...Tags: Lehigh County, Respiratory Disease, Emmaus, Asthma, Environmental Pollution
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READER SUBMITTED: American Lung Association 'Bikes And Bites' In Middletown
MiddletownIn 2013, the American Lung Association celebrates the 29th annual Autumn Escape Bike Trek presented by Sunovion. Hundreds will travel the 160 miles from Plymouth to Provincetown to support the American Lung Association of the Northeast. To prepare for the...Tags: Tuberculosis, Respiratory Disease, Health, Asthma, Diseases and Illnesses
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READER SUBMITTED: Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Members Complete Charity Stair Climb
SimsburyThe Simsbury Fire and Friends team of 11 members competed in the 2013 Fight for Air Climb, a fundraiser for the American Lung Association. The team was second place in fundraising, contributing over $5,600 to the charity. Team member Ken Boudreau raised...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Tuberculosis, Charity, Simsbury, Diseases and Illnesses
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COPD On Rise For Women, Report Says
The Hartford CourantWomen are now 37 percent more likely than men to suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive disease that slowly takes away the ability to breathe, the American Lung Association said in a report Wednesday. Once considered primarily a...Tags: Heart Disease, Environmental Pollution, COPD, Environmental Issues, Health Organizations
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