Asthma - Page 8

June 8, 2016

Thousands swallow sardines with herbal paste to cure asthma

Tens of thousands of asthma-sufferers swallowed live sardines or murrel fish smeared with a yellow herbal paste in a ritual performed Wednesday that they believe will cure their breathing problems.

June 3, 2016

Can frequent moves contribute to childhood hospitalizations?

Kids who move a lot during their first year of life may end up in the hospital more often than children who stay put in the same home, a recent study suggests.

May 25, 2016

Early exposure to traffic pollution may affect lungs later

Infants exposed to higher levels of vehicular air pollution more often have problems later on in the small airways near the edges of their lungs, according to a new study.

May 23, 2016

Smoking ban weakly linked to decline in preterm births

Regional smoking bans might help make premature births less likely, but these policies on their own aren't the only factors that influence the odds of early arrivals, a Swiss study suggests.

May 17, 2016

Model allegedly drowns after suffering asthma attack during underwater photoshoot

A model in Taiwan drowned during an underwater photoshoot and while the exact cause has yet to be determined, there have been suspicions of human error.

May 16, 2016

Can C-section babies still get good bacteria at birth?

It might one day be possible to expose babies delivered by cesarean section to the colonies of good bacteria in the birth canal that help build the immune system and ward off disease, a small experiment suggests.

May 12, 2016

The asthma talk teens need before they leave for college

When teens have asthma, the "sex talk" isn't the only tough discussion parents should make sure kids get before heading off to college.

May 3, 2016

Parents of boy declared brain dead after asthma attack fight to keep him alive

The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was declared brain dead after being hospitalized by an asthma attack in April are sharing a video that they say shows their son is still alive.

May 3, 2016

Yoga may help relieve asthma symptoms

Yoga seems to provide small improvements in symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, according to a new review.

April 29, 2016

Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings

- A stressful day may make a child more prone to an asthma attack that night - with worse than usual asthma symptoms the next day as well, a small U.S. study suggests.