Immunology
Keep your holidays allergy-free this year
(HealthDay)—Planning ahead will reduce the risk of allergies and asthma interfering with your holiday plans, an expert says.
Dec 6, 2021
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Pediatrics
Children with well controlled asthma less likely to be bullied/teased by peers
Children whose asthma is relatively well controlled are less likely to be bullied or teased by their peers because of their condition, suggests a study published online in the Archives of DIsease in Childhood.
Nov 30, 2021
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Pediatrics
Asthma medication use and exacerbations
How does the switch to a high-deductible health plan affect children with asthma? A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute suggests that enrollment in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) ...
May 25, 2021
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Immunology
How summer camps can shield your kids from allergies, asthma & COVID
As kids get ready for summer camp, parents might be fretting about exposure to COVID-19, but a doctors' group says they also need to make sure their campers will be protected from allergy and asthma triggers.
May 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cleaning product use affecting asthma more during COVID-19 measures
Those with asthma are experiencing less asthma control related to an increase in using household disinfectants—known asthma triggers—because of COVID-19, according to a survey co-conducted by University of Illinois Chicago ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Immunology
Americans with asthma get first updated guidelines in over a decade
(HealthDay)—The U.S. National Institutes of Health has updated guidelines for treating asthma.
Dec 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research bolsters link between prenatal smoking and impaired lung development
Babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from impaired lung development. They are also more susceptible to developing lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Pediatrics
Plan ahead to keep Halloween safe for kids with asthma, allergies
This Halloween may be especially challenging for parents of children with asthma and allergies, as they also have to guard against COVID-19.
Oct 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wildfire smoke poses special threat to people with asthma
(HealthDay)—People with asthma and other respiratory illnesses need to be aware of the threat that wildfire smoke poses to their breathing and take steps to protect themselves, an allergy expert warns.
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma may not be a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19
A new research letter published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether asthma is a significant risk factor for developing COVID-19 that is severe enough to warrant hospitalization and intubation. ...
Aug 31, 2020
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