According to researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand, obesity can severely worsen the impact of asthma. What’s more, it may also mask its severity in standard tests.
This is the first study that reveals a significant comparative difference in how the airways and lungs respond to a simulated asthma attack in obese and […]

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A new study at the Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta shows that obese adults tend to suffer more severe asthma symptoms than their normal-weight counterparts.
The investigators report the results in the medical journal Thorax and suggest that weight control should be a fundamental part of asthma management.

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A study at Emory University School of Medicine concluded children with asthma - but not those without asthma - were affected by living in homes in areas with heavy traffic. These children who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes.

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A study at the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has found that medications designed to interfere with the mechanism of severe respiratory infection could potentially prevent many cases of childhood asthma.
The main conclusion of this study is that blocking severe viral infections may prevent asthma in kids.

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The first major report by the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding the unique effects of global warming on kids worn that there are evidence to prove that children are likely to suffer more than adults from climate change.
According to the report air pollution does more damage to children’s lungs, causing asthma and respiratory ailments, because […]

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According to a survey released Thursday by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), the main part of asthma patients (59 percent) try to avoid taking asthma medications whenever possible, which means that they are not properly controlling the disease.
The regular using of a rescue medication is a sign that asthma is not controlled, […]

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 The Wonder Drug of the Nineteenth century derived from the bark of a Willow tree continues to amaze modern science.  In addition to the many household uses of aspirin, many people take it as part of a daily regimen to prevent future heart attacks.    A recent study to conducted to determine whether or not aspirin […]

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