Youth from Greene and Columbia counties recently gathered at Dutchman’s Landing in Catskill to mark Seen Enough Tobacco Day (SET). Each year, youth from across the state use the day to stand up ...

To help families protect themselves from indoor air pollution, the American Lung Association is launching the Healthy Home, a customizable and interactive indoor air quality educational tool to help ...

Leaf burning is sometimes sought as a quick fix for people looking to easily clear their yard of large piles of leaves., and ...

According to the American Lung Association’s new nationwide survey, more education and training is needed for health professionals to confidently address the health impacts of indoor air pollution ...

Find resources created for and by the LGBTQ+ community to help you quit smoking or vaping. Get tips, tools and support tailored to your journey.

By the time you take your first breath, your lungs have already undergone a fascinating transformation. From birth through childhood and on to adulthood, your lungs experience an amazing journey, ...

Anyone can get lung cancer. Lung cancer happens when cells in the lung mutate or change. Various factors can cause this mutation (a permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene) to happen. Most ...

Because HMPV commonly clears up on its own, treatment is mostly geared toward easing symptoms.

What Are the Symptoms of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis? Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is typically divided into two types based on how long you have been affected and how severe your symptoms are. An ...

There is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis. Current treatments are aimed at slowing the course of the disease, relieving symptoms and helping you stay active and healthy. Treatments for PF include: ...

There is no cure for silicosis and once the damage is done, it cannot be reversed. Treatment is focused on slowing down the progression of the disease and relieving symptoms. Avoiding further exposure ...

Crowd control agents, often referred to as "tear gas," are chemicals that cause skin, respiratory, and eye irritation. Some of the most common chemicals used are chloroacetophenone (CN)—which is a ...