Order the Sourcebook Breathing is essential for life .
Breathing disorders are responsible for one in seven deaths in the United States.
Lung disease is the third leading cause of death in this country. While the death rate from the number one and two causes, heart disease and cancer has decreased, the death rate for lung disease has increased. The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide to the major lung diseases that are increasing worldwide. Dr. Francis Adams begins with a description of how we breathe and what may go wrong. The most disturbing symptom of lung disease, shortness of breath or air hunger , is discussed in Chapter 2 .