children

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015

Asthma Found to Ease in Children Living in ‘Green’ Public Housing

Asthma, News

A new study reports that asthmatic children from low-income families who live in “green” housing — as opposed to conventional public housing — had considerably improved asthma symptoms, and fewer asthma attacks and ... Read more

August 14, 2015November 6, 2015

Go Back To School With The Best Plan To Manage Asthma

Asthma, News

For the 7 million children living with asthma in the United States, preparing for the new school year involves so much more than choosing a new backpack or pencil case. Asthma is the number 3 leading cause for hospitalization among ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Child’s Home Environment Predicts Hospitalization Risk For Respiratory Diseases

Bronchiolitis, News

Children who need hospitalization for various common respiratory conditions usually live in inner-city neighborhoods with less than optimal socioeconomic conditions, according to a recent study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center whose researchers ... Read more

July 10, 2015October 28, 2015

New Insights into Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Children and Long-Term Azithromycin Therapy

Bronchiolitis, News

A new study by researchers at Tianjin Medical University in China offers more insight into the features of bronchiolitis obliterans in children under long-term azithromycin treatment. The study was published ... Read more

January 28, 2015November 5, 2015

Children With Pulmonary Hypertension Still a Major Risk Group for Anesthesia Administration

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A new study entitled “The Impact of Targeted Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension on Pediatric Intraoperative Morbidity or Mortality” reports that children with pulmonary hypertension are still a risk-group for anesthesia ... Read more

January 7, 2015January 7, 2015

HIV-positive Children at Higher risk of Pneumonia

Pneumonia

The first worldwide study on the negative impact of pneumonia in HIV-positive children entitled “Global, regional, and national estimates of pneumonia burden in HIV-infected children in 2010: a meta-analysis and ... Read more