Abstraction: when applied to dance, this word refers to choreography that does not have a narrative character. In other words, an abstract dance does not tell a story, nor is related to symbolic contents or any kind of associations with feelings, ideas or other elements than movement itself.
Other little known facts include: 1  Each year, nearly 3,500 people in the U.S. die from asthma. 2  Asthma is the single most prevalent cause of childhood disability in the U.S. 3  The cost to society of asthma in the U.S. is over $50 billion per year in healthcare expenses, missed school and work days, and early death.
In the next five years, the global asthma and COPD drug market is expected to grow slowly, primarily because of expiry of patents of leading drug brands and price erosion in the market. However, by 2017, few novel drugs are expected to enter the asthma and COPD market, which will drive future growth.