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How Early Antibiotic Use Could Raise Kids' Asthma Risk
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – 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 p...
Current Asthma at Age 7 Linked to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Middle Age
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Current asthma, head colds, and tonsillitis at age 7 years are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) at midlife, according to a study published online July 10 in...
Higher COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Tied to Decrease in Childhood Asthma Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates are associated with a lower prevalence of parent-reported childhood asthma symptoms, according to a research letter published online July...
Clinical Response Seen for Patients With Severe Asthma Initiating Biologics
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Patients with severe asthma initiating biologics exhibit clinical responses and super-responses, but 40 to 50 percent do not meet response criteria, according to a study...
Aerobic Exercise Tied to Improved Clinical Asthma Outcomes
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – Moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise training are associated with improvements in clinical asthma outcomes, according to a study published online June 9 in...
Few Adults With Moderate, Severe Asthma Receive Recommended Inhaler Regimen
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – Only 14.5 percent of adult patients with moderate or severe asthma are prescribed the recommended Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) inhaler regimen, according...
Too Few Asthma Patients Are Using Updated Inhalers
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – 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 i...
More Kids With Asthma Need Hospital Care on Very Hot Days
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – 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...
Pulmonologist Intervention Beneficial for Undiagnosed Asthma, COPD
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – For adults with undiagnosed asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), receipt of pulmonologist-directed treatment is associated with less subsequent health...
Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – 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...
FDA Adds Fasenra Indication for Severe Asthma in Children
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an additional indication for Fasenra (benralizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients aged 6 to 11 years...
COVID Does Not Spur Asthma in Kids, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – 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 st...
SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnosis in Children
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity in children is not associated with an increased risk for new asthma...
Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks
TUESDAY, March 26, 2025 – 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,...
How to Check Your Home for Bedbugs
SATURDAY, March 16, 2024 – Nothing can spoil a vacation's sweet afterglow more than discovering that some unwelcome hitchhikers have accompanied you home. Bedbugs — tiny, reddish-brown insects that f...
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