December 09, 2005
Lung Association announces planned Summit on Respiratory Health
In response to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, The Lung Association announces a spring summit on respiratory health. The Lung Association firmly believes that an effective response to climate change will require an integrated effort between different disciplines and interest groups, and must address the impact of air quality on lung health.
November 16, 2005
Largest-Ever COPD Study Reveals Alarming Gaps in Care
The largest and most comprehensive study ever to examine Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Canada was released today, painting a picture of a disease with startlingly high prevalence, low awareness and no provincial or national strategies in place to manage it
August 26, 2005
Canadian tuberculosis project in Ecuador commended
Canada won praise from leading international health experts for its success in fighting tuberculosis at the Sixth Annual Meeting of StopTB in the Americas, which was held in Quito, Ecuador, Aug 23-26, 2005
August 18, 2005
Smoke-free advocate Heather Crowe readmitted to hospital
Just a few days after the release of encouraging statistics on the reduction of smoking rates in Canada, Heather Crowe has been admitted to the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, where she has learned that her lung cancer is no longer in remission
May 03, 2005
Minister Dosanjh Announces Over $7 Million for the Study of Gender and Sex in Circulatory and Respiratory Health and Disease
On the occasion of World Asthma Day, the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, Minister of Health, Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in partnership with Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Deirdre Freiheit, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Lung Association, today announced over $7 million to support four health research projects directed at studying the role of gender and sex in circulatory and respiratory health and disease
May 03, 2005
Asthma: A resource for Canadian journalists
Asthma is one of the most prevalent forms of respiratory disease in Canada – 2.2 million Canadians over the age of 12 currently live with asthma
March 22, 2005
Support for health charities vital in fighting TB
March 24th is World StopTB Day. The Lung Association has been working for over 100 years to control tuberculosis in Canada. Although TB is well controlled in Canada, it is not sufficient to fight tuberculosis (TB) in Canada alone. TB is a global disease and we need to be part of the global solution.
February 25, 2005
Tsunami Relief and Canada's Health Charities
The Lung Association joins those who commend the general public for their generous contributions to tsunami relief efforts. After this unprecedented tragedy, donations of money and supplies were greatly needed to provide immediate needs to the injured and displaced residents of South East Asia.
January 17, 2005
National Health Organizations Participating in Pivotal Tobacco Court Case This Week
The Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Lung Association, Canadian Medical Association and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada will be contributing to the fight against tobacco on Wednesday, January 19 through their participation in a pivotal tobacco court case being heard by the Supreme Court of Canada
