April 13, 2016 Drop in air pollution tied to better breathing among kids Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study.
March 31, 2016 Mother's smoking during pregnancy affects baby's DNA Pregnant women now have another reason to quit smoking - a new analysis links it to differences in their babies' DNA that mirror alterations in adult smokers and suggest how smoking might contribute to certain birth defects.
March 24, 2016 Better inhaler lessons can prevent asthma emergencies A major weakness of asthma care is that many patients don't know how to use inhalers to deliver life-saving medicine when they're gasping for air.
March 17, 2016 Mother's smoking may influence child's lung function decades later Middle aged people whose mothers smoked heavily may be at significantly increased risk for breathing problems according to a new study from Australia.
March 7, 2016 Fertility treatment may not work as well for women with asthma Women with asthma who are undergoing fertility treatment may take much longer to conceive than peers without the respiratory disorder, a small Danish study suggests.
January 28, 2016 Teens who try e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking Teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to progress to traditional cigarettes as their peers who haven't used the devices, a recent U.S. study finds.
January 15, 2016 Texas student suspended for sharing inhaler A Texas middle school student was suspended after sharing her inhaler with an asthmatic student who was gasping for breath on Tuesday.
December 29, 2015 Asthma rate stops climbing in some US kids Childhood asthma rates appear to have stopped rising among many U.S. groups, but not among the poorest kids or children aged 10 and older, a study suggests.
December 29, 2015 Independent group says new Glaxo asthma drug far too expensive An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines found the price of GlaxoSmithKline's new drug for severe asthma should be as much as 76 percent lower to justify its value, according to the group's latest draft report.
December 17, 2015 Nasal spray flu vaccine safe for kids with egg allergies The intranasal flu vaccine, which contains live but weakened flu virus and a small amount of egg protein, does not cause adverse reactions in young people, even those with egg allergies or mild to moderate asthma, according to a new study in the U.K. The live attenuated intranasal vaccine works well to prevent flu and eliminates the need for an injection, so in 2012 it was made the standard recommended vaccine for kids aged two to 16 years.
