Psychology & Psychiatry

Children with asthma at risk for anxiety

Children diagnosed with asthma were at significantly increased risk of developing anxiety, a University of Queensland study has found.

Inflammatory disorders

Bedroom air filters help asthmatic children breathe easier

Using a bedroom air filter that traps fine particles of pollution with diameters smaller than 2.5 micrometers can significantly improve breathing in asthmatic children, a new study by American and Chinese scientists shows.

Immunology

Asthmatics less able to fight off flu

People with asthma are likely to have worse symptoms when they get the flu because they have weaker immune systems, new Southampton research has shown..

Inflammatory disorders

Premature babies grow out of asthma

Large-scale Danish study from the University of Copenhagen shows that premature babies grow out of the asthma which they are likely to develop in early life.

Inflammatory disorders

Heat waves pose asthma risk spike for babies

(Medical Xpress)—Babies are at an increased risk of having an asthma attack during a heat wave, new research into the effects of weather events on the debilitating respiratory condition has uncovered.

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