Asthma News

Q : Will long-term use of a steroid inhaler mean my child will always need an inhaler? A : Not necessarily.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had to deal with eczema since I was a kid. The worst part of it is the itching.

Oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax .

Having low levels of vitamin D worsens asthma symptoms and makes asthmatics less likely to respond to steroid treatment, a new study has found.

Children who were exposed to acetaminophen prenatally were more likely to have asthma symptoms at age five in a study of 300 African-American and Dominican Republic children living in New York City.

Feb. 3, 2010 -- Inner-city asthma sufferers who take herbal remedies tend to have worse symptoms and to use their inhalers less, researchers find.

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 5:12 pm Press Release: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand Advocate at Altitude makes flying easier for others A Canterbury man with respiratory problems is being presented with a special award by the Asthma Foundation because he was instrumental in working with Air New Zealand to enable customers to carry ...

Use of herbal remedies results in poorer quality of life and increased frequency of symptoms in asthma patients, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology , the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology .

Parents will tell you each of their children is different. While they may have similarities to their siblings or other children their age, each child also has their own quirks and needs.

What is a nebulizer? A nebulizer is a machine that uses compressed air to deliver asthma medicine as wet aerosol, a mist that can be inhaled.

As the 2010 school year gets underway, the National Asthma Council Australia is warning parents, teachers and health professionals to prepare for a corresponding spike in asthma emergencies.

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Asthma is a common childhood medical condition causing a large amount of hospitalizations and school absences every year.

WASHINGTON, DC , January 28, 2010 - Concentrations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide must be below 100 parts per billion in any one-hour period under a new national air quality standard for the reactive gas set Monday by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Jan. 28, 2010 -- Not getting enough vitamin D may make asthma worse, according to a new study.

Pediatric asthma, also known as childhood asthma, is the most common chronic illness in children.

Question: Why is it that I'm so allergic to cats, but not to dogs? Answer: The answer, in a word, is dander .

So you or your child are having asthma-like symptoms lately and now you're wondering if it's asthma.

The most common pediatric asthma symptoms are as follows: 1. Wheezing Wheezing is noisy breathing that may resemble a "whistling" sound.

Allergies and asthma are a continuing health problem in most developed countries, but just how do these ailments develop over the course of a childhood? In a population-based study designed to help answer this question, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that 40 per cent - " or two of five -- of nearly 5,000 ...