DISSEMINATING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CAUSES, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE AND RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS, ENCOURAGING THE PREVENTION AND SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT THEREOF, FOSTERING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES THEREOF, COOPERATING WITH MEDICAL SOCIETIES AND WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN SUCH MEDICAL AND RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL STUDY AND CONTROL OF RESPIRATORY AND OTHER DISEASES