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.
Mayo research examines how asthma affects immune system, increasing risk for nonrespiratory conditions. Young Juhn, M.D. (PD â99), focuses his research on determining how asthma affects the immune system â specifically, the extent to which asthma epidemiology affects the risk and severity of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.