Articles Tagged with ''pulmonary disease''

With asthma rates much higher among low-income minority families, the Obama administration has announced a Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities.
 

About nine percent of all asthma cases in the United States are caused or made worse by work-related exposures, a new federal study says.

As part of National Asthma Awareness Month, the Centers for for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is holding a "Twitter chat" on the subject on Tuesday, May 15 from 1-2 p.m. EST.

Asthma affects more than 230 million people worldwide, including more than 25 million people in the United States.

“The purpose of this report is twofold: to revisit the robust body of evidence demonstrating positive health outcomes and economic benefits of comprehensive asthma programs, and to analyze its implications for employers.” 

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is expressing “deep frustration” over President Obama’s decision to delay a new National Air Quality Standard for ground level ozone.