Respiratory diseases represent a significant public health challenge, in terms of disability and premature mortality, and also direct healthcare costs, drugs prescribed and the indirect costs related to lost productivity

Asma adalah penyakit kronis yang menyerang saluran pernapasan. Penyebabnya belum diketahui secara pasti. Para ahli menduga zat iritan seperti debu, asap rokok, bulu binatang, aktivitas fisik, udara dingin, infeksi virus, dan paparan zat kimia bisa memicu asma.

Conflict of interest: Dr. Brightling reports grants and personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline, grants and personal fees from AstraZeneca/Medimmune, grants and personal fees from Novartis, grants and personal fees from Chiesi, grants and personal fees from Roche/Genentech

Benturan keras pada dada tidak hanya meninggalkan rasa sakit pada bagian luar tubuh. Cedera serius atau luka yang tidak tampak pada bagian luar dapat mengintai, sehingga diperlukan pemeriksaan lebih lanjut untuk mengetahui kondisi organ-organ di bagian dalam dada, seperti misalnya paru-paru.

In low-incidence countries of the European Union (EU), vulnerable populations are largely responsible for the lack of a faster decline of the tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate [1]. Above all, poor and marginalised people living in metropolitan areas [2, 3] have a greater risk of developing TB.