Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease that interrupts sleep by stopping and starting your breathing.| www.lung.org
Help us save lives by improving lung health, preventing lung disease, and creating a healthy world for all.| www.lung.org
The symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension are similar to the symptoms often seen in more common diseases, such as asthma, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart fai| www.lung.org
Choose a city below to learn more about its ranking.| www.lung.org
From individuals to federal lawmakers, everyone can play a part in cleaning up air pollution| www.lung.org
In addition to the 25 worst cities for each pollutant listed above, the 25 most polluted counties for ozone and particle pollution are ranked.| www.lung.org
Get facts about air quality from the State of the Air report.| www.lung.org
"Driving to Clean Air: Health Benefits of Zero-Emission Cars and Electricity" highlights that a widespread transition to zero-emission passenger vehicles and electricity would drastically improve health across the United States.| www.lung.org
"Delivering Clean Air" focuses attention on the health benefits of zero-emission technologies along major U.S. trucking routes.| www.lung.org
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR/Rehab) can help people with chronic lung disease improve lung function, reduce symptoms and improve quality of life through exercise and education.| www.lung.org
See our series of reports that show how a nationwide shift to zero-emission technologies, like electric cars and trucks, will bring major public health benefits through cleaner air and reduced climate pollution.| www.lung.org
How healthy is your air? Learn how where you live measures up when it comes to air pollution, smog and soot.| www.lung.org
Spirometry is the most common type of pulmonary function or breathing test that measures how much air you can breathe in and out of your lungs.| www.lung.org
Learn the key findings and overall trends about air quality in states and cities in the American Lung Association's State of the Air report.| www.lung.org
Learn about indoor air pollutants and sources of indoor air pollution.| www.lung.org
Dust mites are microscopic, insect-like pests that generate some of the most common indoor substances – or allergens – that can trigger allergic reactions and asthma in many people.| www.lung.org
The burden of air pollution is not evenly shared. Poorer people and some racial and ethnic groups are among those who often face higher exposure to pollutants and who may experience greater responses| www.lung.org
Nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, is a gaseous air pollutant composed of nitrogen and oxygen. NO2 forms when fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas or diesel are burned at high temperatures.| www.lung.org