All that wheezes is not pediatric asthma Many upper- and lower-airway problems can cause wheeze and cough, and some conditions coexist with asthma. Here's how to pin down a diagnosis. Asthma causes ...

Asthma and cystic fibrosis are diseases that affect the lungs of children and adults. Previous research has shown that genetic and environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than a quarter of children with refractory wheeze were positive for rhinovirus despite a lack of symptoms.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Little is still known about the airway microbiome in children,” Jonathan Thorsen, MD, PhD, senior researcher ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Strados Labs has partnered with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago for a ...

As winter rolls on in Australia, respiratory viruses are everywhere. One of the main culprits is respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which has caused more than 145,000 infections around the country ...

Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have "silent" lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

Neighborhood characteristics, race, and ethnicity were found to be risk factors for developing asthma in childhood, suggesting inequities in children’s respiratory health. Black and Hispanic children ...

Conclusion Asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition. But not all that wheezes is asthma. Try to make a diagnosis with objective measurements of airflow. Remember that treatment of the ...