Breathe California of Los Angeles County -

AB 32: What You Need to Know and Why July 17th

Julia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:27:51 -0500

BREATHE California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) Pollution & Solutions Salon Series continued with an expert panel discussing California's Climate Change l

Pollution and Solutions Salon Series

Julia — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:16:49 -0500

BREATHE LA announces

BREATHE LA Pollution & Solutions Salon Series,

Breathe California Los Angeles County BREATHE LA

Julia — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:58:37 -0600

Our mission is to promote clean air and healthy lungs through
education, research and technology.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take
but by the moments that take our breath away."

BREATHE LA serves the unique needs of Los Angeles with a passionate dedication to clean air and lung health.

Current Research at Center for Healthy Lungs

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:36:32 -0500

BREATHE LA Center for Healthy Lungs funds research designed to identify interventions that improve quality of life for those suffering with lung disease. Funding is also targeted for research that promotes clean air and develops technology.

2006 -2007 Center for Healthy Lungs research funding

The first award of Center for Healthy Lungs research funding was made in 2007 to Arnold Platzker, MD, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, for his research titled "Childhood Asthma, Inflammatory Markers and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure"

COPD

Breathin' to tha Beat - BREATHE LA Hip Hop Project

Julia — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:54:15 -0500

BREATHE LA invites Hip Hop artists and artists in a variety of disciplines to come together to discuss ways to communicate environmental messages through music, art and performance.

BREATHE LA goal is to gather artists in August 2008 to explore how to harness creative energy in the artform to raise awareness about environment.

JULY 2008:
Outreach to Hip Hop, R&B, Alternative, Jazz, visual and film/digital/performance artists.

COPD Patients Benefit from Veto Override

Julia — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:25:35 -0500

President Bush's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6331) was overridden by Congress this week. This is important for patients because a key addition to the Act is adding pulmonary rehabilitation services as a Medicare covered benefit. This should allow most patients access to Rehabilitation Programs - a very important aspect for the care of COPD patients.

COPD

Aw, Nuts! Study Links Asthma to Peanuts, Pregnancy

Julia — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:07 -0500

According to research in the Netherlands, pregnant mothers who eat peanuts may increase their baby's risk of developing asthma.

Asthma

Nonsmokers Inhaling Fumes Decline with Smoking Bans Says CDC Report

Julia — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:27:28 -0500

Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released today. Read the full article.
Associated Press article by Mike Stobbe

Tobacco

Asthma Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Management Program

Julia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:14 -0500

Asthma Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Management Program provided to school children in day camp settings in Los Angeles County.
Materials are available in five languages:
English
Armenian
Chinese
Korean
Spanish

Asthma

AB:32 What You Need to Know and Why

Julia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:04:19 -0500

BREATHE LA Pollution & Solutions Salon Series