American Lung Association urges Congress to fully fund the National Asthma Control Program in Fiscal Year 2012 CHICAGO, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in Illinois announced today its strong support for continued funding of the U.S.

DALLAS, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to educate all Dallas/Ft. Worth-area residents about the importance of annual influenza vaccination, the American Lung Association of the Plains-Gulf Region is kicking off its first bilingual Faces of Influenza initiative.

CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal excise tax on tobacco is increasing on April 1, 2009, a change that may cause many smokers already thinking about quitting.

Asthma continues to be a leading health concern in Ontario. The Lung Association is urging the nearly one million Ontarians with the disease to get serious about it and take control.

By Ken Carlson, The Modesto Bee, Calif. May 1--Modesto and Merced still are among the 25 cities in the United States with the most smog. But the brown stuff wasn't as thick from 2004-06, which moved the two cities down the national list.