Asthma can be a daunting diagnosis for parents, but it can be managed effectively with the right knowledge and tools. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, discusses how asthma affects the airways and makes ...

Asthma can be predicted using non-biological measurements from the age of 3 years, according to one study. Machine learning models can predict physician-diagnosed asthma in early childhood, a recent ...

Portable mesh nebulizers make breathing treatment simpler when life (or symptoms) gets messy. Unlike inhalers that demand perfect timing, these pocket-size devices turn liquid medicine into a fine ...

When your child has asthma, an asthma action plan can help you respond quickly to symptoms and prevent emergency department visits and hospitalizations. “An asthma action plan … outlines which ...

Kerry Pearl remembers the pharmacist holding up the medicine her 4-year-old son needed to help him breathe. “He was literally holding it, looking at me like: ‘I can’t give you this,’ ” she recalls.

A 7-year-old girl presented with a dry cough and wheezing of episodic nature for 2 years. She develops at least 3-4 such episodes in a year, and each lasts for a minimum of 10 days with nebulized ...