Image Credit: OnlyZoia / Shutterstock In a recent article in the journal BMC Pediatrics, researchers explored how energy intake from the diet affects asthma in American children using a cross ...

Harms of race-specific lung function calculations extend to asthma and treatment, particularly in Black children.

By contrast, the 2022 GLI race-neutral equation identified two- to four-fold more Black children with asthma or symptoms ...

Outdated and flawed studies previously led to the belief that white children had “naturally higher” lung function compared to ...

Postnatal antibiotic exposure, even when not related to infant infections, may increase the risk of developing childhood ...

Compared with race-specific equations, the race-neutral equation identified twice as many Black children with asthma or asthma symptoms.

Nov. 19, 2024 — A new study sheds light on a potential link between exposure to certain everyday chemicals during pregnancy and the development of asthma in children. The study analyzed data ...

Children’s risk for asthma up to the age of 10 years may be less if their mothers had a mild caffeine intake during pregnancy.

More than a third of food-allergic kids were able to eat full servings of their trigger foods after treatment with an ...

Compared with race-specific equations, race-neutral equation identified twice as many Black children with asthma or asthma symptoms. HealthDay News — Using a race-neutral equation identifies ...