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Newspaper Highlights Challenge of Living With Lung Disease
The Orlando (FL) Sentinel carried this article on lung diseases as part of a series on the leading causes of death in America. The article quotes Adam Wanner, MD, Scientific Director of the Alpha-1 Foundation.
ORLANDO, FL—The average person takes more than 20,000 breaths on any given day. Imagine fighting for every one of them.
That’s the reality for millions of Americans with emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and other lung diseases.
Though better treatments have improved many patients’ lives, some of the conditions still defy modern medicine. Overall, chronic lung disease is the fourth-leading cause of death in Florida and across the nation.
