Drugs for the Treatment of Respiratory Diseases

Millions of people are affected by these diseases, and the re-emergence of tuberculosis and increase in asthma in certain populations underline the importance of finding effective treatments. The demographice make this a critical time to identify novel strategies to prevent and treat these increasingly common diseases. The volume surveys and evaluates the drug treatments available for the main categories of lung diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, smoking disorders, lung cancer, and respiratory infections.