School Program Can Help Identify Asthma Early
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NEW YORK  - A screening process in a  preschool education program can help identify children who  probably have asthma, according to researchers.
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Asthma among children appears to have stabilised but allergies are still rising, according to research.
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WASHINGTON -- Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks.
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Parents of children with asthma may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma, researchers report.
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MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Asthma symptoms and the need for emergency medications can be greatly reduced by using a &quot;planned-care method&quot; for asthma in children.
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A new clinical tool to help doctors identify asthma patients most likely to need hospital treatment could improve the care of patients and reduce costs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Preprinted order sheets and access to a pediatrician are among strategies that can reduce the rate of return visits to the emergency department for children with asthma, a group of doctors from Canada has found.
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More U.S. children are seeing doctors for asthma, although already-low death rates from the condition have fallen even more, according to statistics from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday.
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The old-fashioned Papworth breathing technique could help those with asthma, a study suggests.
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Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
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NEW YORK  - Children with both asthma and  hay fever (allergic rhinitis) incur greater asthma drug costs  and are hospitalized more often than similar children who have  just asthma, according to a new report.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  on Wednesday said the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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Parents of children with asthma try  hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most  important measures, including banning smoking in the house and  shutting windows to keep pollen out, U.S. researchers reported  on Tuesday.
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Air fresheners, furniture polish and household cleaners appear to increase the risk of asthma in young children, a study has found.
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Inhaling a salt-water aerosol, a treatment often used for asthma, may also reduce the spread of germs that can spread disease, according to a new report.
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Air fresheners, furniture polish and household cleaners may increase the risk of asthma in young children, a study has found. Those exposed to fumes from common domestic products
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Scientists have identified a genetic change that raises a child's risk of developing asthma, a discovery that may lead to better treatments for one of the most common chronic childhood ailments.