New US-led research has brought closer the day when a genetic test can predict whether children with asthma are likely to grow out of it by the time they become adults. The study, led by researchers from Duke University in North Carolina, is published in the 28 June online issue of The...
A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and decrease and minimize acute breathing issues among people with moderate-to-severe asthma, according to new research by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings were published in the New...
Air pollutants from traffic are associated with increased asthma severity levels in pregnant asthmatic women, according to a new study. "Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the...
Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, pediatric patients who were asked questions about their symptoms and...
About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life went on to develop asthma by age 6, according to a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. These children, all from families with a history of asthma...
When I was buying baby bottles back in 2007, no one was really talking about the risk of BPA, or Bisphenol A. Now, I wonder how much those old BPA-laden bottles might have harmed my daughter. The newest studies show another BPA hazard: increased asthma risk. More »
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Children who are exposed to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, are at an increased risk for asthma, according to a new study published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. A group of researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environment Health at the Mailman School of Public...
I was just wondering if an asthma inhaler of some variety (I understand there are several different types), would help in clearing out lung mucus and debris after quitting smoking? If not, what ways are there to help clear lungs and increase lung function and lung health?
A new study from the UK finds that asthma is more common in children born after in vitro fertilization or IVF. But the researchers say parents of children born after assisted reproduction technology (ART) should not be worried about this because in terms of absolute risk, there is not a lot of...
Currently, there are approximately 25 million people in the United States who suffer from the lifelong effects of asthma - wheezing, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, coughing - and the numbers are rising each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...
Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research. The study was presented in a poster discussion at the European Respiratory Society's Annual...
New research has discovered that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may cause wheeze and asthma in their children when they reach preschool, even among kids whose moms did not smoke until late pregnancy or after birth. Asa Neuman, MD, of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska...
According to records from the last five Olympic Games, 8% of Olympic athletes suffer from asthma, making it the most common chronic disease at the games. The data was collected by Australian researchers, who also found that athletes who suffer asthma often out-perform the competition. They're...
The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years, and now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can be especially serious for children with asthma. The study will be...
A review of 30 years of life-threatening asthma cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit found that annual ICU admissions for the condition have dropped 74 percent. The study, by UT Medicine San Antonio physicians who reviewed cases at University Hospital between 1980 and 2010, also showed...
Allergic asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects 300 million people throughout the world. The number of people suffering from asthma has doubled over the last ten years and almost 250, 000 people die prematurely from this problem each year. In most cases, asthma is caused by an...
Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis. In a paper published last week in Nature, scientists at the Salk Institute...
The histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule has been identified by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, as a potential target for developing novel therapies for numerous allergic reactions, including asthma. The study is published online in the Journal of Clinical...
According to a study published online in Thorax, asthma patients can improve their quality of life and ease persistent asthma symptoms during daytime by using a simple device called Protexo, which filters airborne asthma triggers from the air during sleep. The device, a temperature controlled...
Effective management of childhood asthma should extend beyond the doctor's office into communities, homes and schools where children spend most of their time dealing with the disease, according to a collection of newly published studies. A key to successful implementation of childhood asthma...