asthma

A new analysis by the American Lung Association does not support a link between the asthma and allergy drug Singulair and depression and suicide.

PORTLAND, Ore. (MedPage Today) -- Obesity appears to worsen asthma symptoms and their impact on patients' lives, researchers here said.

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Physical or sexual abuse may more than double the odds of a child having asthma, according to a study of children in Puerto Rico.

Living on a farm while pregnant may help cut the chance of the child developing asthma, eczema and even hayfever, say scientists.

Boys are more likely than girls to grow out of childhood asthma when they hit their teenage years, research shows.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- With some interim ups and downs, the number of U.S. children hospitalized for asthma has remained relatively steady for a decade, according to an analysis by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.

New research may offer insight into key differences in asthma progression between males and females.

BOSTON -- Asthma prevalence begins to switch genders at the onset of puberty, when the condition becomes more common in girls, researchers here said.

(American Thoracic Society) Boys may be more apt than girls to have childhood asthma, but, when compared to girls, they are also more likely to grow out of it in adolescence and have a decreased incidence of asthma in the post-pubertal years.

Global warming will likely worsen allergies by boosting plants and pollen, and also increase asthma through bad air, a new research review shows.