The wheezing. The coughing. The extreme and sudden shortness of breath. These are symptoms that are attached to asthma, which is a surprisingly common condition. According to the Asthma and Allergy ...

Individuals were more likely to have diabetes when a full sibling had asthma vs when a sibling did not have asthma. The link between asthma and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not only due to body mass index ...

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has launched a website that provides information on eosinophilic asthma, a severe form of the disease. The site, AsthmaBehavingBadly.com, features cartoon depictions ...

Can food allergies trigger asthma? Pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar explains the link between the two conditions, common ...

Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness that can get triggered by dust, pollens and other allergens. Allergic asthma is the condition in which asthma attacks specifically get precipitated by allergen ...

Does Asthma Run In Families? Like many health conditions, asthma has a genetic component. If one of your parents has asthma, you’re more likely to develop it—even in adulthood—and potentially pass it ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency ...

May 21, 2007 -- The rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children according to a study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health. The ...

Depression and anxiety in the parents of children with asthma have been associated with increased clinic visits and asthma-related hospitalizations. Curbing depression among these caregivers improves ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with asthma and obesity breathe at higher tidal volumes, which may increase the efficiency of ...

Genes are responsible for a lot, like whether you get your mom's eyes, your dad's nose or your grandma's curls. Genetic factors can also increase your odds of developing certain medical conditions, ...