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

Doctors advise patients and families to stay alert to warning signs that distinguish lung cancer from asthma. Persistent cough that worsens with time, chest pain localized to one side, blood in sputum ...

Children in Delhi are breathing dangerously polluted air that threatens their health and future. This toxic environment risks early death, developmental harm, and poor academic outcomes for an entire ...

Experts say these things lurking in your home could be making you sick during the winter months - Dangerous bacteria and other irritants found in home appliances and fireplaces can be harmful to our h ...

It does sound as though your son is allergic to animals. This can run in families ¿ does anyone else in your family suffer with asthma, eczema, hay fever or other allergies?

Background Preschool-aged children have among the highest burden of acute wheeze. We investigated differences in healthcare use, treatment and outcomes for recurrent wheeze/asthma in preschoolers from ...

Setting English primary electronic health data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked with hospital data from Hospital Episode Statistics. Participants 42 820 children aged 5 years or ...

Among birth cohort children with some degree wheeze and atopy, 6 phenotypes were identified based on frequency, persistence, and onset of symptoms. Researchers have identified a predominance of ...

Introduction Asthma is a leading cause of morbidity and healthcare use among children. Risk factors of childhood asthma include atopic predisposition and severe wheezing episodes caused by rhinovirus ...

Children aged 4 to 6 years — but not 8 to 9 years — exposed to increased air pollution had higher rates of asthma and wheeze per 2 parts per billion higher ozone concentration (odds ratio, 1.31 and ...