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 <title>BODY WORLDS 3 exhibit includes BREATHE LA  4-U-N-I Student PSAs to Help Teens Quit Smoking </title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/body-worlds-3-exhibit-includes-breathe-la-4-u-n-i-student-psas-help-teens-quit-smoking</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles-May 31, 2008 World No Tobacco Day Event at BODY WORLDS 3 featured High School Students Promoting Smoking Prevention and Lung Health&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2546673816_5da4acbd87_m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;World No Tobacco Day 2008&quot; title=&quot;World No Tobacco Day 2008&quot; hspace=&quot;3&quot; vspace=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/portal/tobacco&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Tobacco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/body-worlds-3-exhibit-includes-breathe-la-4-u-n-i-student-psas-help-teens-quit-smoking&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/4-u-n-i">4-U-N-I</category>
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 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/lung-health">lung health</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/no-smoking">no smoking</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/quit-smoking">quit smoking</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/teen">teen</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/tobacco">tobacco</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/world-no-tobacco-day">World no tobacco day</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>BREATHE LA Charity Skydivers Took the Leap, Raised Funds for O24U Environmental Education “for kids who care about clean air”</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-charity-skydivers-took-leap-raised-funds-o24u-environmental-education-%E2%80%9C-kids-w</link>
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&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/portal/board-directors&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Board of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-charity-skydivers-took-leap-raised-funds-o24u-environmental-education-%E2%80%9C-kids-w&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-charity-skydivers-took-leap-raised-funds-o24u-environmental-education-%E2%80%9C-kids-w#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/charity-skydive">Charity Skydive</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/donate">Donate</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/environmental-education">environmental education</category>
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 <group domain="http://breathela.org/portal/board-directors">Board of Directors</group>
 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:44:13 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>4-U-N-I Inspires Teens to Quit Smoking</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/4-u-n-i-inspires-teens-quit-smoking</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;A Beverly Hills High School - BREATHE LA partnership, 4-U-N-I  helps teens quit smoking. The program, founded and led by students, provides peer-to-peer suport and tools to quit smoking. The first Beverly Hills High School Chapter of &lt;strong&gt;4-U-N-I&lt;/strong&gt; ( text = For You And I ) is a student-led, BREATHE LA supported, teen quit smoking program designed to inspire, support, and assist youth in Los Angeles high schools. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/og/healthy-lungs&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Healthy Lungs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/4-u-n-i-inspires-teens-quit-smoking&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/4-u-n-i-inspires-teens-quit-smoking#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/4-u-n-i">4-U-N-I</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/prgrams">prgrams</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/quit-smoking">quit smoking</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/smoking-cessation">smoking cessation</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/teens">teens</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/tobacco">tobacco</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:24:02 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>BREATHE LA PSA Contest Winner Announced for Lung Power Film &quot;Emily Has Asthma&quot; </title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/breathe-la-psa-contest-winner-announced-lung-power-film-emily-has-asthma</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Los   Angeles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; - &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;UCLA Extension Student Film maker Micheal Rutherford was awarded first prize for his winning entry in BREATHE LA PSA film contest, &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/BreatheCaliforniaLA&quot; title=&quot;You Tube link Lung Power PSA&quot;&gt;Emily Has Asthma&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;quot; His 30-second PSA presents an emotionally appealing message on how children can take control of their asthma.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/breathe-la-psa-contest-winner-announced-lung-power-film-emily-has-asthma&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/breathe-la-psa-contest-winner-announced-lung-power-film-emily-has-asthma#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/asthma">asthma</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/asthma-lung-power">Asthma Lung Power</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:11:51 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>World No Tobacco Day Event at BODY WORLDS 3</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/world-no-tobacco-day-event-body-worlds-3</link>
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/world-no-tobacco-day-event-body-worlds-3&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/press/world-no-tobacco-day-event-body-worlds-3#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/4-u-n-i">4-U-N-I</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/events">events</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/family">family</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/lung-health">lung health</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/lungs">Lungs</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/programs">programs</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/quit-smoking">quit smoking</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/smoking">smoking</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/smoking-cessastion">smoking cessastion</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/teens">teens</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/tobacco">tobacco</category>
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 <group domain="http://breathela.org/portal/tobacco">Tobacco</group>
 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:57:25 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>msmith</dc:creator>
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 <title>BREATHE LA Health Alert - Fill Prescriptions for Emergencies</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/breathe-la-health-alert-fill-prescriptions-emergencies</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The 5.4 earthquake centered in Chino Hills, CA on July 29, 2008 served as a reminder that patients with asthma, COPD, or other lung diseases that require medications should refill and update prescriptions regularly so that when natural disasters occur, medication management can continue uninterrupted. Contact your health care professional for details and be sure you have your medication within reach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/portal/copd&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;COPD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/breathe-la-health-alert-fill-prescriptions-emergencies#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/asthma">asthma</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/copd">COPD</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/environment">Environment</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/lung-health">lung health</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/tb">TB</category>
 <group domain="http://breathela.org/portal/copd">COPD</group>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:26:02 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>BREATHE LA Electronic Press Kit - All You Need to Know about BREATHE LA</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-electronic-press-kit-all-you-need-know-about-breathe-la</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1359/641097966_01bd577f2c_o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;breathe logo&quot; title=&quot;breathe logo&quot; hspace=&quot;3&quot; vspace=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;317&quot; height=&quot;107&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BREATHE LA is dedicated to clean air and healthy lungs. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We serve Los Angeles with after school environmental education, asthma management, COPD research, and teen quit smoking programs. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-electronic-press-kit-all-you-need-know-about-breathe-la&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/press/breathe-la-electronic-press-kit-all-you-need-know-about-breathe-la#comments</comments>
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 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/news">News</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/press-kit">Press Kit</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:57:54 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>COPD Patients Benefit from Veto Override</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/copd-patients-benefit-veto-override</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2631254533_b6a77ea422_o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;U.S. Congress&quot; hspace=&quot;3&quot; vspace=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;97&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;Both houses of Congress acted to override President Bush&#039;s veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and  Providers Act (H.R. 6331) the week of July 20-26 2008. The key addition to the Act adds  pulmonary rehabilitation services as a Medicare covered benefit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li  class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/portal/copd&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;COPD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/copd-patients-benefit-veto-override&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/press/copd-patients-benefit-veto-override#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/copd">COPD</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/legislation">legislation</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/lung-disease">Lung Disease</category>
 <group domain="http://breathela.org/og/living-copd-project">Living With COPD Project</group>
 <group domain="http://breathela.org/portal/copd">COPD</group>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:25:35 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>Pollution and Solutions Salon Series : June 19, 2008</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/press/pollution-and-solutions-salon-series-june-19-2008</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2554064543_16ba5d9471_m.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Salon Series&quot; title=&quot;Salon Series&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;36&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BREATHE LA Pollution &amp;amp; Solutions Salon Series,&lt;br /&gt;a new and engaging discussion of clean air, the environment and healthy living.&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2555033846_fdd352cd98_t.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Port of Los Angeles&quot; title=&quot;Port of Los Angeles&quot; hspace=&quot;3&quot; vspace=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; /&gt;invites Los Angeles residents, consumers, businesses, the public policy community, and other stakeholders to&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/press/pollution-and-solutions-salon-series-june-19-2008&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/press/pollution-and-solutions-salon-series-june-19-2008#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/advocacy">advocacy</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/air-pollution">Air pollution</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/clean-air">clean air</category>
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 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/green">green</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/healthy-lungs">Healthy Lungs</category>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/pollution-solutions">pollution &amp;amp; solutions</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:06:09 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julia</dc:creator>
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 <title>Join BREATHE LA for a Football Game</title>
 <link>http://breathela.org/news/join-breathe-la-a-football-game</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Bring the family and join BREATHE LA as the L.A. Avengers take on the Kansas City Brigade at Staples Center on June 15th!  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Arrive early to make it a day of fun by experiencing a football-style obstacle course under the Staples Center dome, the “Pre-Game Jam” complete with live music, interactive booths, sign making, face painting, giveaways and autographs from players and the L.A. Avengers’ A-Team Dancers then enjoy the game beginning at 3:30 PM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A portion of each ticket sold for the in-door football event benefits BREATHE LA and our education programs: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://breathela.org/news/join-breathe-la-a-football-game&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://breathela.org/news/join-breathe-la-a-football-game#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/charity">charity</category>
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 <category domain="http://breathela.org/topics/la-avengers">L.A. Avengers</category>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:04:16 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>msmith</dc:creator>
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