Eating disorders in mums-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of co-existing depression/anxiety, or the timing ...

Many children with recurrent wheezing issues would be better treated with antiviral medications instead of steroids, researchers at the University of Virginia found. Higher doses of corticosteroids ...

Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

Higher concentrations of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in daycare centers were significantly associated with an increased risk for wheezing in children who attended these centers, based ...

Background: Recent evidence suggests that maternal supplementation of folic acid during pregnancy may play a role in the development of wheezing and asthma among offspring, potentially through ...

CASES of a winter virus that can be life-threatening to children are on the rise, health bosses warn. RSV – which stands for ...

IT’S that time of year where everyone seems to have caught some sort of bug – so it’s no surprise if your tot has got a cough ...

A new study shows that a mother's inflammatory diet before birth can have an impact on a child's wheeze trajectory. These findings resulted from a recent study conducted to investigate the wheeze ...

“It is a one-time injection of RSV antibodies. The antibodies last for about six months, so they protect babies through that ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing flu cases this week. “The colder weather is here and so ...

Is a deep, chesty cough keeping your little one up all night? Your child may have bronchitis. Also called a chest cold, acute bronchitis is an illness where the large airways to the lungs known as ...