New Study Suggests We’ve Been Targeting the Wrong Asthma Trigger *For decades, asthma treatment has focused on molecules called leukotrienes. These compounds cause inflammation, tighten airways, and ...

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 ...

DALLAS (KFSN) -- About 25 million Americans have asthma and the number continues to go up. One in eleven children have it. One in twelve adults. While medical researchers still don't know exactly what ...

An estimated 1 in 12 Americans have asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. If you or your child has been newly diagnosed, it’s natural to have questions about asthma’s long ...

An asthma attack, or flare-up, is the worsening of asthma symptoms in response to a trigger, such as an allergen, intense exercise, or an upper respiratory infection. These triggers cause the muscles ...

Asthma is costing New York’s Medicaid system more than half a billion dollars a year, according to a report by the state Comptroller’s Office quoted in an Associated Press article posted on the ...

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, ...

Anyone who’s ever suffered from asthma knows all too well that the usual symptoms — wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath — can upend your day, keep you from being active, and even leave you ...

Just as a refresher, asthma is defined as a lifelong but manageable condition that can make breathing difficult, as Dr. Benjamin Silverman, MD, a pulmonologist at Kaiser Permanente in Largo, Maryland, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims, based on climate change models, that there is a connection between climate change, ozone in outdoor air, and health effects, including asthma.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Think of it as the perfect storm: High grass pollen counts combined with the high energy of a spring storm can create a formula that leads to deeper problems than just itchy eyes and ...