Medline, Mundelein, Ill., a manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, (medline.com) has launched a new respiratory division to meet the growing demand for respiratory products and services. Dennis Cook, president of the new division, says the company has averaged nearly 30% growth in respiratory sales in the past 10 years. “There are more than 40 million people in the United States with some type of respiratory ailment, ranging from asthma to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to obstructive sleep apnea to pneumonia,” Cook said.