Among the children studied, 12.3 percent had asthma at the time of their 4- to 6-year checkup and 15.8 percent had wheezing.

Asthma affects more than 6% of U.S. children, making it the most common chronic disease in kids nationwide. It's difficult to ...

However, the heat and rising pollution levels can trigger a range of health issues, especially respiratory infections like ...

Children born in neighborhoods with fewer opportunities are more likely to experience repeated asthma flares requiring ...

A new study finds that children exposed to higher ozone levels in their first two years are significantly more likely to develop asthma and wheezing by age six, highlighting the urgent need for ...

Viruses and respiratory infections are a lead trigger for wheezing in children with asthma. So if your child has asthma, you really want to protect them, give them the flu vaccine, make sure that ...

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks Dallas 13th among the top 100 most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies. That can be challenging for children with asthma.

Opens in a new tab or window Real-world asthma medication adherence averages around 50% for children, with even lower rates in non-Hispanic Black children. A multifaceted intervention with ...

Asthma is one of the most common chronic pediatric diseases. Nearly five million kids in the U-S are living with asthma. That's about 6.5% of the pediatric population. That's where the Community ...

"I should be an example of someone who hasn't let a diagnosis of asthma stop them from doing anything, and the same for my children," Sarah Michelle Gellar tells PEOPLE Nicholas Rice is a Senior ...

It found that 287, or 6.5 percent, of the 4,425 children officially recognized as disaster victims were newly prescribed asthma inhalers within the year after the floods, compared with 59,469, or ...