New Study Suggests We’ve Been Targeting the Wrong Asthma Trigger *For decades, asthma treatment has focused on molecules called leukotrienes. These compounds cause inflammation, tighten airways, and ...

Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound your breath makes as it passes through a narrowed airway. Lung diseases like asthma are the most common cause of wheezing, as these conditions can make the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older children and girls were more likely to have dysfunctional breathing. Dysfunctional breathing was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Food insecurities and food assistance programs were linked to higher odds for wheezing with exercise. Asthma, ...

Asthma is one of the most common lung diseases in the world, affecting some 262 million people worldwide and causing more than 450,000 deaths annually, per the World Health Organization. While ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The diagnosis of asthma in a young child may well be more challenging to pediatricians than previously appreciated, according to a review of research and clinical experience literature ...

The lucky kids can sleep through the night without gagging, or can run down the basketball court without worrying about a hospital visit. Breathing is never a conscious activity. But for the 6.5 ...

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Most people with asthma are able to control their symptoms by using inhaled medicines each day. But for some people with severe asthma, inhaled medicines are not enough to keep symptoms under control.