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NLM's "Breath of Life" Exhibition Extended Through March
2001
Guided Tours Available on Wednesdays
Asthma affects an estimated 17 million people in United States.
"Breath of Life," a large interactive exhibition at the National
Library of Medicine, examines the medical and human history of
asthma. The Library has extended "Breath of Life" through March
2001, and now offers two weekly guided tours:
- a one-hour tour at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays, starting at the
entrance of the National Library of Medicine (Building 38); and
- a 15- to 30-minute tour of "Breath of Life" upon request,
following the regularly scheduled (1:30 p.m.) Library tour, at the
same location, on Wednesdays.
"Breath of Life" is a collaborative effort of NLM, the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases and National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences. It presents stories about people with asthma from all ages
and walks of life -- poets, politicians, doctors, singers, and
sports heroes. The exhibition also provides resources for learning
to cope with the disease, and a glimpse of what the future
scientific research might bring.
All are welcome to visit "Breath of Life" between 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
Saturdays, and to take advantage of the guided tours on Wednesdays.
Special arrangements for larger groups can be accommodated. For more
information or to schedule special group tours, please call the
Exhibition Educator, Jiwon Kim, at 301-496-5963, or e-mail her at:
jiwon_kim@nlm.nih.gov.
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