Posts Tagged ‘chicago’

Hike for Lung Health, 2008-Joel Africk, Ravi Baichwal-Part 2

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

The Respiratory Health ociation’s second annual Hike for Lung Health was MC’d by WLS News Anchor Ravi Baichwal, whose own father had ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) and later succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis. Here are his opening statements.

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Hike For Lung Health, 2008

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

ARDS Foundation joined the Respiratory Health ociation and many other lung organizations in Chicago for their second annual Hike for Lung Health. The event helped to raise awareness and funds for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) a syndrome that almost 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with and almost half of them do not survive.

For more information about ARDS, please visit ArdsUSA.org

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