Breathing in America: Diseases, Progress, and Hope
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Breathing in America Aims to Increase Public Awareness of Lung Disease
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Many case studies in the book demonstrate how often the disease is missed or misdiagnosed. Others emphasize that with proper treatment, patients can live a healthy, normal life.
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Unfortunately, other cases have sad endings because we simply do not have an effective drug or therapy, highlighting the need for more research. Membership categories Membership benefits Membership fees Application form. Breathing in America Aims to Increase Public Awareness of Lung Disease Lung disease is the third-leading killer in the United States and around the world, yet many lung diseases are under-recognized and research is grossly underfunded.
Breathing in America is written for a non-physician audience interested in respiratory disease. Believe it or not, the authors made it easy. Diseases, Progress, and Hope , a book that explores the nature and causes of pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders, their prevalence and burden, the benefits research has brought and the research challenges that remain. Home Citegeist Everyone's Library. Register and you can start organising your references online.
The American Thoracic Society wanted to tell people how lung disease affects us, about the great advances being made in controlling and curing lung disease and what more needs to be done. Diseases of the lung and of breathing are greatly under-recognized.
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COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for instance, is the fourth-leading killer of Americans, but many have not even heard of it. It is also on the rise, unlike the other leading causes of death, which are declining. The American Thoracic Society and its 15, members are dedicated to eradicating diseases like COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, lung cancer, sleep apnea - all of which are covered in the book. More than , people die of lung cancer each year - more than breast, colon, prostate, and pancreatic cancer combined.
Sleep-disordered breathing, a condition that was rarely diagnosed until a couple decades ago, is now estimated to affect 10 percent of all Americans. There are also many exciting positive facts: Over the last two decades, the longevity of a person with cystic fibrosis increased from 10 years to 35 years.
Infant mortality from respiratory distress syndrome has declined from 25, deaths in the s to deaths by , to name a few. The format of each chapter is similar: Believe it or not, the authors made it easy. We told them this was not a textbook, and they responded by writing for the readers we are hoping to reach. I think we all feel passionately about this issue, so we worked hard to produce clear, concise and engaging language.
Breathing in America: Diseases, Progress, and Hope. Edited by Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD. Managing Editor. Brian Kell, MA. Art Director. Dorcas Gelabert , MFA. In , the ATS published Breathing in America: Diseases, Progress, and Hope, a book that explores the nature and causes of pulmonary, critical care and.
It is a topic dear to our lungs! At the same time, medical and scientific accuracy was paramount.