Learning to Inhale: Asthma Management Tips for Children

Although asthma is a serious disease, there are many ways to control it in children and keep them healthy. Asthma causes swelling and inflammation in the airways that lead to the lungs and make it hard to breathe. Symptoms can include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing.....

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Asthma Attacks Caused by Colds May be Reduced with New Blood Tests

Patients suffering from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are more susceptible to be infected with the rhinoviruses that cause colds or severe flare-ups due to colds may be now be able to reduce these health risks through a blood test that is able to predict attacks. Discovered by a group of researchers from the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research at the MedUni Vienna, the blood test may be able to filter the risk and reduce not only incidence but also severity.....

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Energy-efficient homes may boost asthma risks

A new study has found that certain energy efficiency measures in homes may increase the risk of developing asthma.
Scientists from the University of Exeter Medical School in the U.K. worked with social housing provider Coastline Housing to collect and assess data on residents of 700 properties. They found that those living in energy efficient homes were more at risk of asthma than those not living in energy efficient homes.....

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