Son of Emphysema Victim Begins Cross-Country Bike Ride

A young Massachusetts couple this week set out from Florence, Ore., on a 4,000-mile, 12-state bicycle tour to raise $200,000 for lung disease research and education. And they are paying for all their own expenses out of pocket.

American Lung Association volunteers Jonathan and Jenny Emlet, and their friend Carrie Ahlquist, began their cross-country ride on Sunday June 1 in Florence, Ore. The …

Many Pennsylvania Smokers Expected To Quit Under New Clean Indoor Air Act

Thousands of Pennsylvania smokers are expected to quit smoking or at least reduce their tobacco consumption when the newly passed Clean Indoor Air Act takes effect in September.

This is good news.

Bans on smoking in indoor public places result in a dramatic increase in the number of smokers who quit, according to dozens of studies from around the world. As vice president of Community Outr…