NASHVILLE, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Children who are born four months before the height of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma, U.S. researchers suggest.
BERGEN, Norway, June 20 (UPI) -- Norwegian researchers say compared to children born naturally, babies born by a planned Caesarean section have a 40-percent increased risk of asthma.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 10 (UPI) -- Children exposed to high levels of air pollution as infants have a higher risk of asthma, allergies and impaired respiratory function, a Swedish study said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A U.S. study discovered signs of exercise-induced asthma in more than one-third of college athletes assessed for breathing problems.
ROME, April 20 (UPI) -- Italian researchers say violent rain storms can trigger asthma attacks in people who are only mildly allergic.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A survey of 1,300 U.S. asthma patients found that the majority of respondents had uncontrolled asthma based on their Asthma Control Test score.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Teens who smoke cigarettes regularly increase their risk of developing asthma compared to their non-smoking peers, says a U.S. study.
OTTAWA, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Obese, non-allergic women are at a greater asthma risk than their male counterparts, according to a study by Canadian researchers.
ADELAIDE, Australia, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say older adults with asthma are at an increased risk for developing cancer and twice as likely to suffer heart disease.
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a second type of T cell that reduces airway inflammation, supporting a theory that having too few such cells causes asthma.
