Asthma Stories
- A pet dog allowed indoors protects against asthma and allergies by promoting healthy gut bacteria.
- Women who suffer from asthma are more likely to have difficulty becoming pregnant due to the bronchial disease's inflammation.
- A 12-year-old girl died after getting sick at school, which could only afford to have a nurse on certain days.
- Women who suffer from asthma are twice as likely to be hospitalized for the condition that male sufferers.
- Heather Conrad-Smith was saved by her two daughters after going into respiratory failure due to a heart attack.
- Here's another reason to embrace a diet rich in fruit and vegetables: the nutrients in them can help keep away the negative effects of air pollution.
- A mother's smoking habits has now been linked to an increased risk of asthma in preschool children, according to a new study. Also, smoking during the early stages of pregnancy was found to be especially dangerous.
- Not only are allergies hereditary, but also they are gender-related among parents and their children. A new study suggests a child risk of inheriting allergies increases if a parent of the same sex suffered from it.
- Federal health officials have released a set of videos featuring the scientific research of how yoga works, the safety of yoga and whether yoga can help treat certain health problems.
- If food is something that affects your asthma symptoms, it is empowering to know you can play an active role in your health by simply making different dietary choices.
- According to Dr. William Silvers, a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Sports Medicine Committee, the London smog runs the risk of inflicting exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
- Dog owners have another reason to cheer. Their best friend might be the reason that the kids in the house have lesser chance of developing asthma.