For many children, asthma can be a constant specter, with attacks at the most inconvenient and terrifying times. New research has now found that one inhaler containing two drugs can cut the risk of ...

Parents and doctors around the world have been alarmed by the dramatic increase in childhood asthma. One factor in the upswing is better detection by doctors, but at least one doctor thinks a common ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don't need, according to new study findings. The researchers found that doctors prescribe roughly 1 million ...

The world’s fastest man is inspiring children to not let their diagnoses get in the way of their dreams. After Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint with a viral photo-finish, he ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Children who grow up in Arkansas have a harder time with asthma than their peers elsewhere, and a scientist at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute ...

Asthma in early childhood could be linked to memory deficits, according to a new UC Davis study. (Getty Images) Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may ...

The market withdrawal of the brand-name asthma drug fluticasone propionate (Flovent) was linked to increased discontinuation of inhaled steroid therapy among children who had used the drug, a ...

In many households in Mabopane and Soshanguve – townships on the northern outskirts of South Africa’s City of Tshwane that are marked by high poverty, unemployment and informal economic activity – ...

Childhood asthma was associated with difficulties with memory and other cognitive functions, according to an observational cohort study. In a longitudinal analysis, children with earlier onset of ...

The list of adverse health effects from BPA exposure continues to grow. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is commonly used to line food and beverage cans, and helps to keep plastics flexible, but studies suggest ...

Sometimes the story can be told in statistics. India accounts for 13% of the global population, yet it accounts for 42% of global asthma mortality. Around 35 million Indians are thought to be living ...

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study. Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children ...