Asthma can be a daunting diagnosis for parents, but it can be managed effectively with the right knowledge and tools. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, discusses how asthma affects the airways and makes ...

FILE - An infant receives a routine vaccination in Fayetteville, Ga., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Years ago, the government set out to determine if aluminum in vaccines could be driving growing rates of ...

An indirect assessment of the functioning of smooth muscle activity in the airways and gastrointestinal wall may help explain the shared pathophysiology that links these 2 common childhood ailments.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) were modestly more likely to develop asthma, allergic ...

The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

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Asthma is a complex lung disease that results from many different genetic and environmental risk factors. No single strategy can prevent asthma, but you can take steps to help reduce your baby’s risk ...

Higher rates of asthma with recurrent exacerbations were observed in non-Hispanic Black children across all child opportunity index categories. Childhood asthma with recurrent exacerbations (ARE) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than a quarter of children with refractory wheeze were positive for rhinovirus despite a lack of symptoms.

This year’s top asthma and respiratory disorder story focused on the pushback from multiple advocacy groups following ...

The parents of a 13-year-old girl who died after an asthma attack led to a cardiac arrest have said they fear "other families ...