Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson showed that giving the antibiotic azithromycin did not help preschool children seen in the hospital emergency room ...

Many children with recurrent wheezing issues would be better treated with antiviral medications instead of steroids, researchers at the University of Virginia found. Higher doses of corticosteroids ...

Artificial intelligence is being investigated to aid in predicting and directing treatment planning for challenging airways ...

Higher concentrations of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in daycare centers were significantly associated with an increased risk for wheezing in children who attended these centers, based ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drinking warm liquids, inhaling moist air, and avoiding smoke are just some home remedies that may help reduce wheezing. Wheezing ...

Obesity is associated with numerous ills, even in children, and it has now been found that excess weight can also prevent children from getting a good night's sleep. According to researchers at the ...

“We hope this discovery will stimulate further work in the treatment of recurrent wheeze and viral infections in children,” said researcher W. Gerald Teague, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist at UVA ...

Dr. Fernando Martinez is director of the U of A Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, Regents Professor and Swift-McNear Professor of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine – Tucson. TUCSON, Ariz.