Lung disease must become provincial priority: former health minister
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. It's especially problematic in New Brunswick where new data suggests more than 17,000 people 35 and older and possibly as many as 25,500 people in the province are now afflicted with COPD, according to the Lung Association.