A new study finds frequent use of antibiotics in children under 2 significantly increases their risk for asthma, food allergies and hay fever.
More than 1 in 10 children and adolescents now experience anxiety, about 1 in 22 suffer from depression, according to new research.
A new study finds more than 30% of kids 5-17 years old are living with a chronic condition such as ADHD, autism, asthma and prediabetes.
According to a new survey, the majority of adult workers in the U.S. are battling at least one chronic health condition that may need to be managed on the job -- but most aren’t telling their employers.
A new study finds people with asthma and allergic rhinitis have different fungi in their noses than healthy people.
Women with asthma are more likely to experience a miscarriage and fertility issues, according to Danish researchers, but they also appear no less likely to give birth.
Researchers say kids exposed to antibiotics at a young age face an increased risk of asthma caused by changes in their gut microbiota.
Overuse of antibiotics might increase kids’ risk of developing asthma and allergies, by disrupting their gut bacteria during a crucial stage of child development, a new study says.
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Depression and anxiety have been increasing steadily among children and teenagers in recent years, a new study says.
More than 1 in 10 children (10.6%) ...
Kids struggle with asthma as much at school as they do at home — possibly even more so, since it can be tough for them to access their medicine.
So why aren’t all schools offeri...
Folks with asthma might better control their symptoms by precisely timing when they use their inhaler, a new study says.
A single daily preventive dose of inhaled corticosteroid is best tak...
Ozone air pollution increases the risk of asthma among preschoolers and kindergarteners, a new study says.
Relatively small increases in ozone smog in a child’s first two years of lif...
Nearly 1 in 3 children live with a chronic condition that could significantly affect their health for the rest of their lives, a new study says.
Chronic illnesses affected more than 30% of children ages 5 to 17 by 2018, up from around 23% in 1999, researchers report in t...
The time of day -- or year -- an asthma test takes place can affect its accuracy, a new study says.
Routine asthma testing is more reliable when done in the morning, researchers reported in...
Race plays a role in whether a child is quickly and accurately diagnosed with asthma, a new study suggests.
Outdated and flawed studies previously led to the belief that white children had ...
A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found.
Children exposed to elevated levels of radon gas tended to have more asthma symptoms, results sho...
Chronic ills like heart disease, asthma or diabetes afflict a majority of U.S. workers, but 60% of those affected say they've kept their health issue a secret from employers, a new poll finds.
More than a third of workers battling chronic conditions also said they'd skip...
Los Angeles County residents are still recovering from the devastation of the Palisades and Eaton fires, and new data show that emergency department (ED) visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the fires broke out.
In fact, the new data "li...
A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients.
Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get ar...
Not sure what’s causing your child’s asthma?
A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially openi...
Winter is here, and that can make it difficult for those with asthma to control their symptoms.
The cold air that comes with cooler temperatures can contribute to asthma flare-ups, as can increased respiratory infections and seasonal allergies.
It’s essentia...
Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows.
Canada’s unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities as far off as Baltim...
Over 3 million Americans with asthma can't afford to take their medications as prescribed, a new poll estimates.
In total, about 1 in 6 folks with asthma are struggling to cover the costs o...
Geoffrey Pointing says its hard to describe the distress of an asthma or COPD flare-up.
“Honestly, when you're having a flare up, it's very difficult to tell anybody how you feel - yo...
Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows.
The two drugs are metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes medications, and t...
Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found.
Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found.
Thi...
Women who enter menopause at a later age have a greater risk of asthma, a new study says.
Meanwhile, early menopause is associated with a reduced ...
A child’s risk of asthma can be cut by nearly half if their mother regularly works out while expecting, a new study says.
Exercising three or more times a week while pregnant reduces a child’s risk of asthma by about 46%, researchers reported Oct. 9 in the jo...
Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests.
"We're seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of ...
Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up.
After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious Cat 4 storm on Thursday, Helene caused record-bre...
If you think it isn't important to start breastfeeding your newborn while still in the hospital, think again.
New research shows that infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalization right after birth were 22% less likely to develop asthma in ear...
Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns.
Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and the...
Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows.
“We found that women fulfilling the definition of asthm...
People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded.
Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop...
Does your kid suffer from wheezing that returns again and again?
They might be suffering from a “silent” viral lung infection that would be better treated by changing up their medications, a new study finds.
Nearly a quarter of children and teens with s...
Pollen is a known trigger for seasonal allergies and asthma, but new research suggests that certain plant species release pollen that are especially tough on asthmatics.
Species-spec...
Fireworks displays can cause worse air quality than wildfire smoke, a new study reveals.
About 60,000 firework shells exploded over Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show in 2023, researchers said.
The colorful bursts caused air ...
As kids and teens prepare to head back to school, parents might not have protecting their child's lung health on the top of their to-do lists. But experts say it should be.
“A new school year often means a new environment for students and staff, including new asthm...
Peak asthma month is upon parents as summer draws to a close, experts warn.
“September is known as Asthma Peak Month because kids have returned to school, and viruses are being passed around,” said allergist
Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris -- high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said.
Ozone levels in Paris and its environs tend to exceed World Health Organization (WHO) recommen...
Wildfires raging in several states and Canada are triggering air quality alerts and evacuation orders across the western parts of the United States.
Smoke and haze have filled the skies in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and several other western states: As of We...
Early exposure to antibiotics might increase a kid's risk of asthma by altering their gut bacteria, a new mouse study finds.
Antibiotics could specifically lower gut production of indole pr...
Improved inhalers are now available to help control asthma and treat sudden attacks, but a new study shows that hardly anyone's using them.
The new inhalers combine inflammation-fighting co...
Heat waves and heat domes are particularly dangerous to kids with asthma, a new study finds.
Daytime heat waves are associated with 19% increased odds that a child with asthma will wind up ...
People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research shows.
Overall, asthmatic adults who said they'd vaped over the past month were over three times as likely to have developed
People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says.
Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per billion, averaged over a year, researchers report....
There's no evidence that a COVID infection increases the risk of asthma in children, the first study to date on the subject finds.
"We knew from a number of really nice studies over the last decade or more that respiratory viral infections are a risk factor for the devel...
Preparing a kid for summer camp is already a daunting task, and it's even more complicated if your child has allergies or asthma, experts say.
"Kids with allergies and asthma need an extra layer of protection when they head off to summer camp,"said allergist
A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says.
The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1, prevents a ...
Planting trees and bushes near busy highways helps clear the air of harmful air pollutants from motor vehicles, new research affirms.
"They provide benefits that go beyond aesthetics," Roby Greenwald, an ...
There's a toxic stew of chemicals in polluted air that can all trigger asthma attacks in kids, new research shows.
Also, where a child lives -- for example, near factories or highways -- greatly influences how much they're exposed to these toxins, reports a team from Was...
Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air.
Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minority communitie...
If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma attacks would be prevented annually, a new report finds.
A popular asthma inhaler was discontinued on Jan. 1, and the business move has left families scrambling to find a replacement for their kids.
Flovent was one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for childhood asthma, but maker GSK took it off shelves to replace it with ...
People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they're allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic reactions.
Xolair (omalizumab) is an injected ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution.
Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter -- the tiny bits of pollution that can penetrate the lungs -- by...
Deaths related to ozone air pollution will rise significantly around the world during the next two decades due to climate change, a new study warns.
Cities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa can expect to see ozone-related deaths increase by as many as ...