Wheezing is a whistling sound caused by narrowed airways and is common in asthma. Asthma involves airway inflammation leading ...

This analysis underscores the importance of better understanding the role of early-life exposure to ambient ozone in addressing risk factors for pediatric asthma in the US. HealthDay News — Early-life ...

My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma? Not necessarily. Not all children who have wheezing episodes will develop asthma, and not all children who ...

Doctors advise patients and families to stay alert to warning signs that distinguish lung cancer from asthma. Persistent ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. April 23, 2009 — Relatively low dietary intakes of vitamins A and C are associated with statistically significant increased odds of asthma and ...

Ozone exposure in the first years of life correlated with a higher likelihood of asthma and wheeze at age 4 to 6. Ozone represents the criteria air pollutant most commonly exceeded among U.S. children ...

Jenna Pesta's summer camp plans include finding the golden rock hidden in the woods before the boys do. They don't include wheezing, coughing or shortness of breathe. The 10-year-old St. Cloud girl ...

Day care, children Early child care attendance increased the risk for wheeze in children ≤2 years of age but decreased the risk for asthma in children 3 to 5 years of age. Early child care attendance ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children of mothers who had high-dose prenatal vitamin D and who had sufficient vitamin D at age 12 months had ...

Eating three or more burgers a week may boost a child's risk of asthma and wheeze - at least in developed nations - reveals a large international study, published in Thorax today. Conversely, a ...

Reduced intake of n−3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed the effect of supplementation with ...

Early-life exposure to even relatively low levels of ozone air pollution was associated with asthma and wheeze in childhood, a prospective study showed. In a study of six U.S. cities with low annual ...