Gas-powered vehicles are a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gases that drive climate change. Switching to ...

Heather E. will soon participate in her seventh Fight For Air Climb in Orlando. And this year, more than ever, it’s personal.

Ozone air pollution, sometimes known as smog, is one of the most widespread pollutants in the United States. It is a powerful lung irritant. When inhaled into the lungs, it reacts with the delicate ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

People with asthma always have some underlying inflammation in the airway that can usually be treated with a combination of quick-relief and long-term controller medicines. But some people may not ...

Ozone and short-term particle pollution. The data on air quality throughout the United States were obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality System (AQS). The American Lung ...

The American Lung Association calls for the following actions to be taken by West Virginia's elected officials to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke: Increase funding for tobacco ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an umbrella term used for a large group of diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs. The scarring causes stiffness in the lungs which makes it difficult ...

Alpha- antitrypsin deficiency is a rare genetic disorder that is passed on in families and primarily affects the lungs and liver. Rarely, the skin may be affected as well. When this condition affects ...