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    American Lung Association
    1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Suite 800
    Washington, DC  20004
    Phone: 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
    1-800-548-8252 (to speak with a lung professional)
    (212) 315-8700
    Email: info@lungusa.org
    Web Address: www.lungusa.org
     

    The American Lung Association provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, infectious disease, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.


    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
    P.O. Box 30105
    Bethesda, MD  20824-0105
    Phone: (301) 592-8573
    Fax: (240) 629-3246
    TDD: (240) 629-3255
    Email: nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
    Web Address: www.nhlbi.nih.gov
     

    The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) information center offers information and publications about preventing and treating:

    • Diseases affecting the heart and circulation, such as heart attacks, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, peripheral artery disease, and heart problems present at birth (congenital heart diseases).
    • Diseases that affect the lungs, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, sleep apnea, and pneumonia.
    • Diseases that affect the blood, such as anemia, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, thalassemia, and Von Willebrand disease.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference July 15, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology


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