Women taking postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have an increased risk of severe asthma attacks requiring hospitalisation, scientists warn. A new study adds to the debate over the health effects of the drug wh...

Research involving children with asthma that are living together with cigarette smokers demonstrates that household air cleaners could significantly minimize household air pollution and reduce the rates of day time asthma sympt...

In New York City, the asthma prevalence among children entering school varies by neighborhood anywhere from 3% to 19%, and children growing up within walking distance of each other can have 2-3 fold differences in risk for havi...

An impaired ability to handle oxidative stress that arises from exposure to secondhand smoke and other environmental triggers may contribute to the development of asthma, according to results obtained from the Shanghai Women...