The Forum of International Respiratory Societies has released a report entitled Respiratory
Disease in the World: Realities of Today—Opportunities for Tomorrow. The report identifies …

As described in a recently released report of the Forum of International Respiratory
Societies, four of the leading causes of death in the world are chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
kill more than 4 million people every year, and affect hundreds of millions more. These …

The third edition of the Global Impact of Respiratory Disease 1 begins with the statement
“We take our breathing and our respiratory health for granted, but our lungs enable us to …

Hundreds of millions of people of all ages suffer from chronic respiratory diseases which
include asthma and respiratory allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

With an aging global population, chronic respiratory diseases are becoming a more
prominent cause of death and disability. Age-standardised death rates from chronic …

Air pollution is a grave risk to human health that affects nearly everyone in the world and
nearly every organ in the body. Fortunately, it is largely a preventable risk. Reducing …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major public health problem. It is the
fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality in the United States (1) and is …

Climate change is a health threat no less consequential than cigarette smoking. Increased
concentrations of greenhouse gases, and especially CO 2, in the earth's atmosphere have …

One overall challenge for public health and medicine in the future is to allocate available
resources effectively to reduce major causes of disease burden globally and to decrease …