Our every-other-year salary survey profiles over 250 large churches (with an average weekend worship attendance of at least 1,000 adults and children) on compensation issues. Includes: 1  Over 25 colorful graphics and tables. 2  Findings clustered by six sizes of churches, from 1,000 to 15,000 in attendance.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The 4 main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
The interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of diseases that lead to lung damage and ultimately fibrosis with loss of the elasticity of the lungs. They are chronic conditions characterised by shortness of breath. There are more than 100 related diseases of the lung known as interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Another term often used for ILDs is âpulmonary fibrosis.â Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common cause of pulmonary fibrosis.