What Is Asthma? Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Explained: By Shreya Doris Chattree Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions that affects people of all ages, from young ...

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or tightness in the chest. Asthma attacks can range from mild to life-threatening.

Childhood asthma is likely related to a combination of environmental and biological factors. Exercise, smoke, infections, and allergies are some things that can trigger worsening asthma symptoms.

Asthma is one of the most common lung diseases in the world, affecting some 262 million people worldwide and causing more than 450,000 deaths annually, per the World Health Organization. While ...

A newly recognized type of immune cell may play an important role in causing asthma, perhaps explaining why current therapies sometimes fail, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston in the ...

All that wheezes is not pediatric asthma Many upper- and lower-airway problems can cause wheeze and cough, and some conditions coexist with asthma. Here's how to pin down a diagnosis. Asthma causes ...

Genetically predicted insomnia is a risk factor for allergic disease and asthma, according to a recent Mendelian randomization study. Insomnia was found to have an association with allergic disease ...

During and after the monsoon, damp walls, wet furniture, poorly ventilated rooms and water leakage can encourage mould growth. Mould spores can act as allergens and may trigger asthma symptoms, ...

Climate change has caused melting icebergs, flooding, and landslides. It can also bring about an increase in pollen levels, prolong the duration of pollen season, and cause more pollen-related health ...

Obesity had a significant association with increased hazard of all-cause and cardiovascular fatality in adults with asthma, according to a recent study. Obesity, but not overweight, had a significant ...