Targeting Inflammatory Protein Could Help Treat Severe Asthma
Australian scientists have revealed what they believe is a promising new treatment for the most severe forms of asthma.
Australian scientists have revealed what they believe is a promising new treatment for the most severe forms of asthma.
Between 20% to 30% of children living near Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago have asthma, which is 2-3-times the Illinois state average of 10%, according to UChicago Medicine.
Relative to Whites, asthma attacks and related emergency department visits trended downward among Black adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black children face more severe asthma but are less frequently transported by EMS, with disparities linked to social health factors, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.
Read MoreThe interactions between certain molecules in the blood and others in the nasal passage play a role in the development and progression of asthma, according to research published in Genome Medicine.
Read MoreFour major childhood allergies — including asthma — may all originate from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study published in Nature Communications,
Read MoreSome childhood exposures, such as parental smoking and respiratory tract infections, are risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in middle-aged adults, researchers find.
Read MoreA new study demonstrates how effective specific types of exercise training can be to enhance lung function for those with asthma.
Read MoreVaping elevates the risk of asthma in adolescents who haven’t smoked traditional tobacco products, demonstrating that vaping increases the risk of asthma independently from conventional tobacco use, according to new research.
Read MoreIn this 2023 update of RT’s pharmacological treatment of respiratory disorders, the most commonly administered classes of pulmonary medications are reviewed.
Read MoreLiving in a neighborhood with better access to resources during the early stages of childhood was associated with lower asthma incidence in a new study from the NIH’s Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes program.
Read MoreThis month, the Association of Asthma Educators celebrated 25 years as a nationwide nonprofit organization by hosting its annual AAE conference in Big Sky, Montana.
Read MoreThe American Lung Association’s new Healthy and Efficient Homes campaign aims to promote short- and long-term solutions to improve indoor air quality.
Read MoreA study involving 4,092 participants suggests that people with low levels of vitamin K in their blood may have poorer lung function.
Read MoreA study of patients treated for COPD found the inhaler, Wixela Inhub, is a substitutable version of the dry powder inhaler Advair Diskus.
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