As air quality declines and pollution levels rise, people become more vulnerable to allergies and respiratory conditions. For kids with allergies or any other respiratory condition, poor air quality ...

Asthma isn’t always a quick and easy diagnosis in children. According to a 2014 task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society, pediatric severe asthma can ...

Selecting treatments according to genetic differences could help children and teenagers with asthma, according to new research. The trial, which compares patients treated according to small genetic ...

You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with asthma are no more likely than their peers to suffer mental health problems – provided their asthma is well-controlled, according to Dutch researchers. “The ...

Asthma is known to be a major health issue for children in inner cities, but a new study suggests that it may be an even bigger problem for poor rural children. Looking at data on 117,000 Tennessee ...

For nearly all his life, Anthony J. Chapman struggled to breathe. His asthma only seemed to worsen as he grew older, said his mother, Laonis Quinn. He often missed class because of asthma symptoms. In ...

Common asthma triggers include allergies, exercise, colds and cold weather. Inhaled medicines can help prevent or stop an attack. Fotolia - TNS Many children who are vulnerable to severe COVID-19 ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest. “He just kept saying ‘I can’t breathe, I ...

Kids identified by the tool develop pneumonia more than twice as often and the flu nearly three times more often They also have the highest rate of serious asthma attacks TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 ...

Nayshaun William's died on an asthma attack on October 28, 2023. He often arrived to school without a rescue inhaler but DHS closed a medical neglect investigation days prior to the child's death.