A Member of the University of Maryland Medical System | In Partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Email
Print
The discovery of bitter taste receptors in the human lung may hold promise for the development of new therapies to treat a variety of respiratory illnesses, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The numbers below show how far-reaching the impact of such new therapies could be for both the local and global population.
| 2 | – | Number of medical institutions that helped to make this research possible, including the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Medicine. |
| 8 | – | Number of researchers who participated in this groundbreaking study. |
| 90 | – | Percentage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by smoking. |
| 3,447 | – | Number of deaths attributed to asthma in the United States in 2007. |
| 120,970 | – | Number of deaths attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the United States in 2006. |
| 444,000 | – | Number of asthma-related hospital discharges in the United States in 2006. |
| 679,000 | – | Number of emergency room visits attributed to asthma among children under 15 in the United States in 2005. |
| 1,700,000 | – | Total number of emergency room visits attributed to asthma in the United States in 2006. |
| 7,100,0000 | – | Estimated number of American children living with asthma in 2009. |
| 12,100,000 | – | Estimated number of American adults living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2007. |
| 14,200,000 | – | Estimated number of lost work days attributed to asthma in the United States in 2008. |
| 14,400,000 | – | Estimated number of lost school days attributed to asthma in the United States in 2007. |
| 23,300,000 | – | Estimated total number of Americans living with asthma in 2008. |
| 15,600,000,000 | – | Estimated annual direct health care costs (in dollars) associated with asthma in 2009. |
| 29,500,000,000 | – | Estimated annual direct health care costs (in dollars) associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2007. |
The above statistics were obtained from the following resources:
Please visit these Web sites to view additional health information for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory illnesses.
Click to Print
Print Preview
