More Asthma Basics News

• Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot

  June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Only 36.2 percent of Americans with asthma received a flu ...

• Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- At least some of the biological risk for childhood asthma ...

• Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- A study of women with a wide range of body-mass ...

• Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Have asthma or think you might? Then May is the ...

• Tree-Lined Streets Associated with Lower Childhood Asthma Rates

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees ...

• Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Trying to alleviate your asthma by eliminating household dust? Forget ...

• Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Just a small change in one gene, called CHI3L1, can ...

• FDA Probing Possible Link Between Asthma Drug and Suicide Risk

  March 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was ...

• Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women

  March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a small dose of aspirin every other day seems ...

• Oral Allergy Immunotherapy Helps Control Asthma

  March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Oral allergy immunotherapy -- in the form of drops or ...

• Laser Screen Detects Diseases in Breath

  Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A special technique that uses laser light to sample a ...

• Pregnant Women with Asthma Should Stay on Low Dose of Meds

  Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- During pregnancy, asthmatic women should continue to use their asthma ...

• Severe Asthma Unlike Mild Asthma

  Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report there are important differences between people with severe ...

• Breastfeeding Protected Mice from Asthma

  Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Breastfeeding helped protect baby mice from developing allergic asthma, a ...

• Allergy Shots Are Effective Treatment for Symptoms

  Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- If you have allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis or stinging insect ...

• Mediterranean Diet for Mom Fends Off Asthma, Allergies in Kids

  Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, ...

• Maternal Distress Raises Risk of Childhood Asthma

  Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who have persistent depression or anxiety ...

• Breast-Feeding Seems to Protect Against Some Allergies

  Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Atopic disease -- which includes eczema, asthma and food allergies ...

• Pesticides May Cause Asthma Among Farm Women

  Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Farm women who come in contact with some widely used ...