Compounds which can break down the structure of mucus for lung disease in cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder which mainly affects the lungs. Chest infections recur in people with cystic fibrosis due to a build up of thick sputum (phlegm) in the air passages.ompounds which can break down the structure of mucus for lung disease in cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder which mainly affects the lungs. Chest infections recur in people with cystic fibrosis due to a build up of thick sputum (phlegm) in the air passages.
Cerebrovascular disease in Italy and Europe: it is necessary to prevent a 'pandemia'. Gaddi A(1), Cicero A, Nascetti S, Poli A, Inzitari D; Italian Study Group for the Study of Dysmetabolic Diseases and Atherosclerosis.Author information:erebrovascular disease in Italy and Europe: it is necessary to prevent a 'pandemia'. Gaddi A(1), Cicero A, Nascetti S, Poli A, Inzitari D; Italian Study Group for the Study of Dysmetabolic Diseases and Atherosclerosis. Author information:
Arthritis is very common, affecting 52.5 million Americans. 1 According to the graph, in 2007, 11.2 million, or nearly one in four adults with arthritis (24%), also had heart disease. The most common comorbidity among adults with arthritis was heart disease.Among people with arthritis 19% (9.0 million) also had chronic respiratory conditions and 16% (7.3 million) also had diabetes. 1 But arthritis is much more common for people who have some other conditions, for exampleâ. 2  Fifty-seven percent of people with heart disease also have arthritis (about 11 million people). 3  Fifty-two percent of people with diabetes also have arthritis (about 7.3 million people).