Although the T helper 2 (Th2) subset is a critical player in the humoral immune response to extracellular parasites and suppression of Th1-mediated inflammation, Th2 cells have been implicat...
The best time to introduce cow’s milk protein to babies seems to be sometime between 2 weeks and 6 months of age. “Cow’s milk allergy is among the most common food allergies in ...
The risk for asthma exacerbation after a respiratory illness is notably increased in the fall when a specific network of bacteria colonizes the upper airways. When specific networks o...
Adverse drug events due to anti-asthmatic medications have been substantially rising during the past two decades among younger children. Studies have shown that asthma medication adhe...
Initial and consistent fractured exhaled nitric oxide measurements can help identify asthma-related morbidity in children living in urban areas. Asthma affects every age group, ...
The role of copy number variants (CNVs) in susceptibility to asthma is not well understood. This is, in part, due to the difficulty of accurately measuring CNVs in large enough sample sizes ...
Although the risk calculator of the National Clinical Database (RC-NCD) has been widely used to predict the occurrence of mortality and major morbidity in Japan, it has not been demonstrated...
Support from parents and healthcare providers is critical in helping adolescents manage their asthma care, according to a study published in the Journal of Asthma. Researchers explored wh...
Most adolescents with severe asthma who transitioned from a pediatric pulmonology care center to an adult facility were able to successfully manage their asthma and preserve respiratory func...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patterns of clinic and emergency department acute care use differ for non-Hispanic Black and Spanish-preferring Latine versus non-Hispanic White...
The respiratory tract is home to a diverse microbial community whose influence on local and systemic immune responses is only beginning to be appreciated. Increasing reports have linked chan...
“Childhood food allergy (FA) is steadily increasing globally and represents a serious public health problem for the 3% to 8% children affected,” explains Antonella Muraro, MD, PhD. “FA...
It has recently emerged that drugs such as the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (Rapa) may play a key role in the treatment of airway inflammation associated with lung diseases, such as chronic obst...
Studies examining associations of early-life cat and dog ownership with childhood asthma have reported inconsistent results. Several factors could explain these inconsistencies, including ty...
“Diet is a crucial environmental factor in early life that impacts the development of allergic diseases,” explains Nianhong Yang, MD. However, research regarding the relationship between...
The seafood industry is the largest industry in Greenland. Work-related diseases and accidents appear to constitute health risks in this sector. The aim was to describe the prevalence of wor...
The potential influence of asthma control in early life on long-term outcomes in childhood remains largely unknown.To examine whether asthma control trajectories in the 2 years post-diagnosi...
In children with severe asthma (SA), targeting small airways with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) using a smart nebulizer resulted in a significant reduction in exacerbations requiri...
To examine associations between neighborhood characteristics and asthma prevalence and severity among low-income children in a large nationally representative sample.Data source: 2018 Nation...
THURSDAY, Jan. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Combustion-related nitrogen dioxide (NO2) accounted for 1.85 million new pediatric asthma cases worldwide in 2019, according to a study published o...
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