An asthma attack is a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms caused by inflammation and a narrowing of the airways. This can make breathing difficult and, in severe cases, be life-threatening. Asthma ...

About 30 to 40% of children with asthma experience sleep difficulties due to symptoms like coughing and wheezing. Poor sleep increases the risk of severe asthma exacerbations (attacks) that often ...

Children's Health Ireland has issued a "sincere apology" for shortcomings in the care of a Dublin teenager with severe and ...

Life as a teenager and older adolescent is defined by turbulence. Normal body changes and hormonal shifts cause emotional and social challenges. As high school ends and adulthood begins, this ...

Studies have found that emergency room visits for asthma-related problems increase in the winter months. Many asthma sufferers find that winter exacerbates their asthma. But when is an ER visit ...

During the summer of 2017, Adrian and his partner, Kayla, ventured out to explore the dense forest in a remote area of south-eastern Canada where they were vacationing. Hiking on a trail that took ...

We’ve all seen the classic portrayal of a kid having an asthma attack on a TV show or movie. Usually what’s depicted, in dramatic fashion, is a severe attack with horrible wheezing that requires ...

A recent multicenter clinical trial has uncovered inflammatory pathways that contribute to asthma flare-ups in children that occur despite treatment, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics ...

How would you describe asthma? Is it “a common condition that affects your breathing”, as the UK's National Health Service describes it? Is it “a long-term lung condition”, like the charity Asthma + ...

A recent multicenter clinical trial has uncovered inflammatory pathways that contribute to asthma flare-ups in children that occur despite treatment, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics ...

Taylor Smith, 20, was allegedly abandoned by friends in front of a mobile home. Sept. 3, 2013 — -- The devastated mother of a 20-year-old woman whose body was allegedly dumped by friends after an ...