MyAsthma app has been rolled out on the iTunes store to help asthma patients and their carers manage the condition.
Canadian researchers have found a link between pet ownership and developing allergies later in life and helping prevent obesity in children.
Poor environment, lack of access to clean water and medical care raises risk of death among children aged 5 and younger.
Inhalers are most efficient delivery mechanism for many patients. However, they require deft maneuvers on the part of the patients.
Tragic Ellie-May was turned away from The Grange Clinic after arriving just four minutes late. She died of an asthma attack five hours later.
Studies reveal that children in low-income families are more susceptible to asthma and are more likely to develop ADHD.
More than two in three people with asthma say their condition affects their sex life. Some have even decided to stop having sex to prevent their condition from getting worse.
Asthma affects millions of both adults and children in the United States. Approximately 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 adults have insomnia according to a survey from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.
Is having asthma making children fat?
Adults are often living with a misdiagnosis as they would refer to any respiratory difficulty as asthma.
Researches have found that Vitamin D deficient children are more prone to be suffer from asthma and other allergies as they grow up. There is a positive relationship between the increased complaints of Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood and higher rate of asthma and allergies like eczema at the age 10.
Babies exposed to certain asthma drugs in the womb have a slightly higher risk of autism, a new study is reporting.
Researchers find a link between childhood asthma and shingles.
GlaxoSmithKline's new drug, Nucala is too expensive, the independent nonprofit group, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), concluded.
People with asthma cannot lower their risk of developing a cold by taking vitamin D supplements, a study reported.