Salut i Força: Asthma, a snake in the lungs

Asthma is an illness on the increase. In spite of new pharmacological treatments, there are more people who present asthmatic crises. The causes for this world epidemic are unknown. However, together with the advances in treatment, medicine has made a giant step by defining and describing this pathology. Asthma is the consequence of inflamed bronchial tubes. On this simple statement the most effective therapeutic strategy is based.

130 million people suffer asthma worldwide. In the Balearics between 5 and 10% of the inhabitants are victims of this inflammation of the respiratory tracts, some 60,000 people.

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Date of publication: 07/02/2000

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