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12 Sep

Women With Asthma May Face an Increased Risk of Miscarriage and Fertility Issues, a New Study Finds

Women with asthma are more likely to experience a miscarriage and fertility issues, according to Danish researchers, but they also appear no less likely to give birth.

17 Jul

Antibiotic Use in Childhood May Trigger Adult-Onset Asthma

Researchers say kids exposed to antibiotics at a young age face an increased risk of asthma caused by changes in their gut microbiota.

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11 Nov
Could Asthma Harm a Child's Memory Skills?

Could Asthma Harm a Child's Memory Skills?

Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found.

Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found.

Thi...

AsthmaMemory Problems
30 Oct
Late-Life Menopause Linked to Higher Asthma Risk

Late-Life Menopause Linked to Higher Asthma Risk

Women who enter menopause at a later age have a greater risk of asthma, a new study says.

Meanwhile, early menopause is associated with a reduced ...

AsthmaMenopause / Postmenopause
14 Oct
Exercise in Pregnancy Might Lower Baby's Odds for Asthma Later

Exercise in Pregnancy Might Lower Baby's Odds for Asthma Later

A child’s risk of asthma can be cut by nearly half if their mother regularly works out while expecting, a new study says.

Exercising three or more times a week while pregnant reduces a child’s risk of asthma by about 46%, researchers reported Oct. 9 in the jo...

PregnancyAsthmaExercise: Misc.
03 Oct
Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains

Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains

Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests.

"We're seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of ...

Child DevelopmentNeurologyAsthmaPollution, AirBrain
01 Oct
Helene's Aftermath: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes

Helene's Aftermath: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes

Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up.

After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious Cat 4 storm on Thursday, Helene caused record-bre...

AsthmaSafety &, Public Health: Misc.Safety: FoodWeatherInjuriesSafety: WaterAllergies: Nasal
27 Sep
Babies Who Got Only Breast Milk in Hospital Have Lower Asthma Rates

Babies Who Got Only Breast Milk in Hospital Have Lower Asthma Rates

If you think it isn't important to start breastfeeding your newborn while still in the hospital, think again.

New research shows that infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalization right after birth were 22% less likely to develop asthma in ear...

Food &, Nutrition: Misc.AsthmaBreast-Feeding
16 Sep
Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change

Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change

Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns.

Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and the...

AsthmaPollution, Air
10 Sep
Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study

Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study

Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows.

“We found that women fulfilling the definition of asthm...

PregnancyAsthma
10 Sep
Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes

Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded.

Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop...

AsthmaDiabetes: Type II
12 Aug
Some Cases of Recurrent Wheeze in Kids May Need New Treatment

Some Cases of Recurrent Wheeze in Kids May Need New Treatment

Does your kid suffer from wheezing that returns again and again?

They might be suffering from a “silent” viral lung infection that would be better treated by changing up their medications, a new study finds.

Nearly a quarter of children and teens with s...

AsthmaSteroids
09 Aug
Certain Pollens Worse for Triggering Asthma Attacks

Certain Pollens Worse for Triggering Asthma Attacks

Pollen is a known trigger for seasonal allergies and asthma, but new research suggests that certain plant species release pollen that are especially tough on asthmatics.

Species-spec...

Asthma
06 Aug
Too Much Fun? Fireworks Displays Quickly Harm Air Quality

Too Much Fun? Fireworks Displays Quickly Harm Air Quality

Fireworks displays can cause worse air quality than wildfire smoke, a new study reveals.

About 60,000 firework shells exploded over Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show in 2023, researchers said.

The colorful bursts caused air ...

AsthmaPollution, Air
03 Aug
Back-to-School Tips to Helping Your Kids Breathe Easier

Back-to-School Tips to Helping Your Kids Breathe Easier

As kids and teens prepare to head back to school, parents might not have protecting their child's lung health on the top of their to-do lists. But experts say it should be.

“A new school year often means a new environment for students and staff, including new asthm...

AsthmaAllergies: Misc.Tobacco: Misc.
28 Jul
September is Peak Asthma Month: Is Your Child Ready?

September is Peak Asthma Month: Is Your Child Ready?

Peak asthma month is upon parents as summer draws to a close, experts warn.

“September is known as Asthma Peak Month because kids have returned to school, and viruses are being passed around,” said allergist

ParentingAsthma
26 Jul
Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics

Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics

Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris -- high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said.

Ozone levels in Paris and its environs tend to exceed World Health Organization (WHO) recommen...

AsthmaPollution, AirAllergies: Misc.Sports Medicine
25 Jul
Wildfires in Western U.S., Canada Create Hazardous Air Conditions

Wildfires in Western U.S., Canada Create Hazardous Air Conditions

Wildfires raging in several states and Canada are triggering air quality alerts and evacuation orders across the western parts of the United States.

Smoke and haze have filled the skies in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and several other western states: As of We...

AsthmaPollution, Air
16 Jul
How Early Antibiotic Use Could Raise Kids' Asthma Risk

How Early Antibiotic Use Could Raise Kids' Asthma Risk

Early exposure to antibiotics might increase a kid's risk of asthma by altering their gut bacteria, a new mouse study finds.

Antibiotics could specifically lower gut production of indole pr...

AsthmaAntibiotics
22 May
Too Few Asthma Patients Are Using Updated Inhalers

Too Few Asthma Patients Are Using Updated Inhalers

Improved inhalers are now available to help control asthma and treat sudden attacks, but a new study shows that hardly anyone's using them.

The new inhalers combine inflammation-fighting co...

Asthma
21 May
More Kids With Asthma Need Hospital Care on Very Hot Days

More Kids With Asthma Need Hospital Care on Very Hot Days

Heat waves and heat domes are particularly dangerous to kids with asthma, a new study finds.

Daytime heat waves are associated with 19% increased odds that a child with asthma will wind up ...

Asthma
17 May
Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma

Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma

People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research shows.

Overall, asthmatic adults who said they'd vaped over the past month were over three times as likely to have developed

Asthma
03 May
Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide

Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide

People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says.

Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per billion, averaged over a year, researchers report....

AsthmaPollution, Air
17 Apr
COVID Does Not Spur Asthma in Kids, Study Finds

COVID Does Not Spur Asthma in Kids, Study Finds

There's no evidence that a COVID infection increases the risk of asthma in children, the first study to date on the subject finds.

"We knew from a number of really nice studies over the last decade or more that respiratory viral infections are a risk factor for the devel...

Asthma
13 Apr
Planning Safe Summer Camp Fun for Kids With Allergies & Asthma

Planning Safe Summer Camp Fun for Kids With Allergies & Asthma

Preparing a kid for summer camp is already a daunting task, and it's even more complicated if your child has allergies or asthma, experts say.

"Kids with allergies and asthma need an extra layer of protection when they head off to summer camp,"said allergist

ParentingAsthmaAllergies: Misc.
26 Mar
Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks

Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks

A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says.

The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1, prevents a ...

Research &, DevelopmentAsthmaImmune Disorders
20 Mar
Roadside Trees, Bushes Are Cutting Air Pollution, Study Finds

Roadside Trees, Bushes Are Cutting Air Pollution, Study Finds

Planting trees and bushes near busy highways helps clear the air of harmful air pollutants from motor vehicles, new research affirms.

"They provide benefits that go beyond aesthetics," Roby Greenwald, an ...

AsthmaPollution, Air
14 Mar
There Are Multiple Child Asthma Triggers in Dirty Air

There Are Multiple Child Asthma Triggers in Dirty Air

There's a toxic stew of chemicals in polluted air that can all trigger asthma attacks in kids, new research shows.

Also, where a child lives -- for example, near factories or highways -- greatly influences how much they're exposed to these toxins, reports a team from Was...

AsthmaPollution, Air
06 Mar
Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities

Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities

Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air.

Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minority communitie...

AsthmaPollution, AirCancer: LungEmphysema
21 Feb
Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year

Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year

If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma attacks would be prevented annually, a new report finds.

The American Lung Association (ALA)

AsthmaPollution, Air
21 Feb
Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Removed From Market

Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Removed From Market

A popular asthma inhaler was discontinued on Jan. 1, and the business move has left families scrambling to find a replacement for their kids.

Flovent was one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for childhood asthma, but maker GSK took it off shelves to replace it with ...

Asthma
16 Feb
FDA Expands Use of Asthma Med Xolair to Treat Food Allergies

FDA Expands Use of Asthma Med Xolair to Treat Food Allergies

People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they're allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic reactions.

Xolair (omalizumab) is an injected ...

AsthmaAllergies: FoodXolair
09 Feb
Biden Administration to Tighten Air Pollution Standards

Biden Administration to Tighten Air Pollution Standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution.

Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter -- the tiny bits of pollution that can penetrate the lungs -- by...

AsthmaPollution, AirCancer: Lung
30 Jan
Ozone-Linked Deaths on the Rise Globally

Ozone-Linked Deaths on the Rise Globally

Deaths related to ozone air pollution will rise significantly around the world during the next two decades due to climate change, a new study warns.

Cities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa can expect to see ozone-related deaths increase by as many as ...

AsthmaPollution, AirCancer: Lung
29 Jan
Marijuana Use Could Raise Asthma Risks

Marijuana Use Could Raise Asthma Risks

Marijuana has a reputation for being harmless, but frequent tokers are more likely to suffer from asthma, a new study shows.

Asthma is more common among U.S. adults who've used weed within the past 30 days, researchers reported recently in the journal

AsthmaMarijuana
24 Jan
American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban

American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban

The American Lung Association's annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Last month, the Biden administration announced it was delaying until March a ban on mentho...

AsthmaCancer: LungTobacco: Cigarette Smoking
18 Jan
Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk

Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk

Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows.

Children born to women who used opioids during pregnancy had much higher rates of eczema, as well as conditions such...

Drug AbusePregnancyAsthmaSkin Disorders: Misc.AddictionAllergies: Misc.
17 Jan
American Air Is Getting Cleaner, But Benefits Aren't Reaching All

American Air Is Getting Cleaner, But Benefits Aren't Reaching All

An American's income and ethnicity could play a role in how clean the air is that they breathe, a new study finds.

Air pollution emissions have fallen more in wealthier areas, and less in areas with larger Hispanic or American Indian populations.

Overall, U.S. air ...

AsthmaPollution, AirCancer: Lung
05 Jan
Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?

Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?

Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD.

That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the University of California, Davis.

A study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health is seek...

AsthmaCholesterol: DietaryAllergies: Misc.Statins
29 Dec
Asthma Inhaler Switch in 2024 Could Leave Some Patients Scrambling

Asthma Inhaler Switch in 2024 Could Leave Some Patients Scrambling

A popular asthma inhaler is being discontinued Jan. 1, fueling concerns that patients may have trouble getting insurance coverage for alternatives.

GSK, maker of the branded inhaler Flovent, will make "an authorized generi...

Asthma
21 Dec
Candles, Trees, Pets: All Holiday Hazards for Kids With Asthma

Candles, Trees, Pets: All Holiday Hazards for Kids With Asthma

Kids are home for the holidays, but the wonders of the season can pose problems for children with asthma.

Sources of joy like Christmas trees, a Yule log burning or Grandma's pet dog can all be unexpected asthma triggers, warns the American Lung Association.

Parent...

Asthma
18 Dec
Resolve to Keep Your Allergies, Asthma in Check in 2024

Resolve to Keep Your Allergies, Asthma in Check in 2024

If you're one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them.

But how?

"It's not always easy to get allergies and asthma under control,"allergist

AsthmaPrescription DrugsAllergies: Misc.
21 Nov
Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma Meds

Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma Meds

Biologic drugs to treat asthma have been around for two decades, but a surprising number of family doctors still aren't prescribing them to kids and adults.

A new survey found that more than two in five primary care docs (42%) are unfamiliar with asthma biologics, accord...

Asthma
17 Nov
First Asthma-Linked Death Highlights Hazards at Marijuana-Processing Plants

First Asthma-Linked Death Highlights Hazards at Marijuana-Processing Plants

A young woman working at a Massachusetts cannabis-processing facility who developed new-onset asthma and later died of a fatal asthma attack is the first such fatality in the burgeoning industry, a new report finds.

Researchers believe large amounts of allergen-laden dus...

Occupational HealthAsthmaMarijuana
22 Sep
Vaping Raises a Teen's Odds of Developing Asthma

Vaping Raises a Teen's Odds of Developing Asthma

New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes.

Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, they still contain a mixture of harmful chemicals and raise th...

Adolescents / TeensAsthma
20 Sep
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.

Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.

When Canadian wildfire smoke shrouded the New York City skyline and spread to parts of New England this summer, millions of East Coast residents saw firsthand just how pervasive it can be.

Now, a new study quantifies exactly what wildfire smoke is doing to hard-fought ga...

AsthmaPollution, Air
12 Sep
Bacteria at Day Care Might Raise Kids' Odds for Asthma

Bacteria at Day Care Might Raise Kids' Odds for Asthma

Certain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children's day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs.

Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care can affect children's lung health. Their aim is to lower the risk of asthma.

"We...

Child DevelopmentInfant / Child CareAsthma
11 Sep
Healthy, Diverse Infant Microbiome Could Shield Kids From Asthma

Healthy, Diverse Infant Microbiome Could Shield Kids From Asthma

Babies who have more mature microbes in their gut are less likely to have allergy-related wheezing and asthma in early childhood, according to new research.

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Allergies: Misc.AsthmaInfant / Child Care
05 Sep
Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Smoking may not only harm the smoker and those who breathe in the secondhand fumes, but also their future children.

New research suggests that boys who ...

AsthmaGeneticsFatherhoodTobacco: Cigarette SmokingObesity
31 Aug
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids

Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids

When factoring in why children get asthma, a child's neighborhood may be important to consider.

New research finds that living in a neighborho...

Economic StatusAsthmaEnvironmentKids' Ailments
25 Aug
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Caused Spikes in Asthma-Related ER Visits Across the U.S.

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Caused Spikes in Asthma-Related ER Visits Across the U.S.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires sent high numbers of people suffering from asthma attacks to America's emergency rooms this spring and summer, according to two new reports.

From April 30 to August 4, 2023, smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada increased emergency ...

Emergencies / First AidEnvironmentPollution, AirAsthma
24 Aug
Canadian Wildfire Smoke's Health Impact on NYC  Residents May Have Been Less Than Feared

Canadian Wildfire Smoke's Health Impact on NYC  Residents May Have Been Less Than Feared

Living through days of smoky air from Canadian wildfires in June was unpleasant for New York City residents, but new data shows it wasn't as immediately concerning for their lungs as feared.

The research finds breathing-related hospital visits weren't much worse in the c...

AsthmaPollution, Air
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