The growing economy of the developing world, particularly in East and South Asia are leading to increasing urbanization, industrialization and motorization. Urban areas have almost half the population of many of these countries. Manufacturing and services, once distant competitors to the largely agrarian economies have together surpassed agricultural contributions. Vehicles have exploded to keep pace with rising incomes and needs. With the developing world, there is also an increase in the number of chronic diseases like asthma, arthritis, diabetes, etc. Although most people have heard of asthma, few know exactly what asthma is, or how seriously it affects the lives of people of all ages all around the world. Asthma is a respiratory disease that is chronic, which means, that it is always present, and there is no cure for the condition. For those that live with the condition, their lungs, airways and breathing passages are very sensitive, more sensitive than other non-asthmatic people. This sensitivity leads to inflamed and swollen breathing passages that make breathing difficult. In addition, the muscles that control the breathing passages begin to spasm, pulling the already inflamed air passages tighter together and there is a marked decrease in the size of the airways, sometimes even complete closure, resulting in asthma.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Atiya Khanum
Dr. Atiya Khanum obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany from the Osmania University, Hyderabad. Dr. Khanum has worked on the ecology of two lakes of Hyderabad with special reference eto Planktonic and Mat-forming algal communities. She is Associate Professor and Head of the P.G. Department of Botany. Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research (Affiiated to the Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. She teaches Ecology, Environmental Biology and Phytogeography to the Post Graduate students at this center. She has published 34 research articles in reputed journals. Dr. Khanum has also co-authored three text books and co-edited nineteen reference books with her husband, Dr. Irfan Ali Khan.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Irfan Ali Khan
Dr. Irfan Ali Khan obtained his M.Sc. from the Alilgarh Muslim University and Ph.D. in Botany from the Osmania University, Hyderabad, specializing in Genetics and Plant Breeding Dr.Khan is the Director of Nawab Shah Alam Khan Centre for Post graduate Studies and Research (Affiliated to the Osmania University), Anwarul Uloom College Campus, Mallepally, Hyderabad. He teaches Post Graduate students and guides research scholars at this center. He has publsiehd 135 research papers in the reputed National and International Journals and is now panel of experts on mungbean for all countries of the South-East Asia and the Middle East. His name has been included in the Directory of contribution of Muslim Plant Scientists in India. Dr. Khan has been the editor of "frontiers in Plant Science", has edited twenty six reference books and has co-authored three text books with his wife, Dr. Atiya Khanum. He is a Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics (F.I.s.G.).
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