Infant Exposure to Higher Ozone Levels Tied to Child Asthma, Wheeze
Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6.
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Infant Exposure to Higher Ozone Levels Tied to Child Asthma, Wheeze
Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Preschool Wheeze Needs Improvement, UK Study Finds
A study into parents’ experiences of managing preschool wheeze identified problems with inconsistent terminology and uncertainty around diagnosis.
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Smokers Switching to Vaping See Improved Respiratory Health
Smokers who fully switched to vaping saw better respiratory outcomes, but those who continued smoking while using e-cigarettes did not experience the same benefits.
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Wearable Patch Outperforms Digital Stethoscope for Wheeze Detection
The wearable patch, equipped with deep learning technology, detects wheezing with greater accuracy than digital stethoscopes, offering potential improvements in asthma and COPD diagnosis.
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Smoking Before 18 Tied to Increased Respiratory Symptoms in Young Adults
People who start smoking before age 18 are more likely to experience respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing and phlegm, in their 20s.
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RSV Is Linked to Asthma in Children – But We Can’t Say One Causes the Other Yet
While respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is strongly associated with asthma in children, the exact relationship remains unclear.
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Self-Check Device Shows Promise for Remote Lung Assessments
A proof-of-concept study demonstrated that the handheld device captures lung sounds with accuracy comparable to a digital stethoscope.
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Ritedose Donates 1 Million Doses of Respiratory Medications to Nonprofit
Ritedose Pharmaceuticals is donating 1 million doses of albuterol sulfate and levalbuterol inhalation solutions to Dispensary of Hope, supporting low-income and chronically ill patients.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Kids with Wheezing Have Untreated Lung Infections
Many children with recurrent wheezing have undetected lung infections that may be more effectively treated with antivirals instead of commonly prescribed steroids.
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Prenatal Vitamin D Reduces Child’s Risk of Asthma, Study Finds
A review of 15 years’ worth of data found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal multivitamin.
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CPAP Improves Nighttime Coughing and Wheezing
CPAP is offered to people with obstructive sleep apnea, but new research suggests that the treatment may bring extra benefits.
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Children with Tuberculosis at Higher Risk of Wheezing, Poor Lung Function Later
Children who developed pulmonary tuberculosis before they were six months old had more than double the risk of wheezing after six months, according to a new study examining the long-term impact of the childhood tuberculosis.
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FDA Clears AI Home Diagnostic Device for Respiratory Conditions
The device is designed to aid in the clinical assessment of lung sound data for adults and children, enabling clinicians to diagnose respiratory conditions remotely.
Read MoreResearch to Focus on Use of Azithromycin for Wheeze, Asthma in Preschoolers
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are using a $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study azithromycin therapy in preschoolers who are diagnosed with severe wheezing episodes at hospital emergency departments.
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Azithromycin Did Not Prevent Wheeze in Infants with RSV
Among infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), there was no difference in the amount of wheezing in babies treated with azithromycin versus those who received a placebo.
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Vape and Wheeze: E-cigarette Users Develop Respiratory Symptoms
Young adults who used e-cigarettes were more likely to develop respiratory issues within one year of vaping, according to a study funded by the American Lung Association.
Read MoreProtein Responsible for Asthma-like Coughing, Wheezing in Children without Allergies
TRPV1 – transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, a protein that plays a role in airway disease through mucus production, cough reflex stimulation and airway narrowing – may be responsible for asthma-like symptoms in children even in the absence of allergies.
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Viral Acute Respiratory Infections Lead to Oxidative Stress in Infants, May Contribute to Wheezing
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of recurrent wheezing following viral ARIs in infancy, researchers say.
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Monoclonal Antibody Given to Preemies May Reduce Wheeze Later
Preterm babies given the monoclonal antibody palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also appear less likely to develop recurrent wheeze, at least until the age of six.
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Early Use of Analgesics May Not be Cause for Asthma Development
A link between early childhood asthma and use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, not the medications themselves, according to researchers.
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Pregnant Smokers Taking Vitamin C Reduces Infant Wheezing
In women who continue to smoke during pregnancy, supplemental vitamin C was found to improve the newborn’s lung function and prevent wheezing in the first year of life.
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Exercise-induced Wheeze May Drive ER Visits in Child Asthma ‘Hot Spots’
Exercise-induced wheeze may contribute to the disparities in urgent medical visits for asthma between high- and low-income neighborhoods.
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