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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dust blown from faraway deserts may accumulate in the air to levels great enough to contribute to children's asthma attacks, a new study suggests. It's well established that poor air quality can worsen symptoms in people with asthma or other lung disease, and children are thought to be particularly susceptible due to factors like ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Countries on the Mediterranean might enjoy low asthma rates, but their typical diet shouldn't take the credit, suggests a new study. "At the moment, we cannot give definitive advice about any protective effect of diet on asthma," said study co-author Dr. F.J. Gonzalez Barcala of the Hospital de Pontevedra in Santiago de Compostela, Spain ...

Merck & Co. said Thursday it received marketing approval for its asthma treatment Dulera, but the drug will come with a serious warning that it can increase risk of death. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Dulera, which comes in an inhaler, for use in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthmatic children with relatively low vitamin D levels in their blood may have a greater risk of suffering severe asthma attacks than those with higher levels of the vitamin, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,000 children with asthma for four years, found those with vitamin-D "insufficiency" at the outset were ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study suggests. While exercise can trigger asthma symptoms in some people, there is also evidence that physically active asthmatics tend to have better overall asthma control than their sedentary counterparts. But whether that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who grow up with a dog in the house may be at higher risk of developing asthma if they're also exposed to secondhand smoke or nitrogen dioxide, new research shows. Children exposed to the toxic gas and to dog allergen during their first year of life were nearly five times as likely to have ...

Too many burgers slathered with rich sauces and toppings not only clog arteries but may boost the risk of asthma and wheezing too, especially in kids, according to a study released Thursday. Conversely, a so-called Mediterranean diet -- heavy on fruit, veggies and fish, while light on fat -- can help stave off asthma-related respiratory problems, said the study, published in the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich in fruit and fish seems to stave off the risk, according to a large international study. Researchers from Germany, Spain and Britain who studied data on 50,000 children across the world found the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who regularly feel stressed out by their jobs may have a higher risk of developing asthma than those with a more-relaxed work atmosphere, a new study suggests. High on-the-job stress has been linked to a number of health consequences, including heightened risks of heart disease, diabetes and depression. The new findings, published in the journal ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Draw your own conclusions: Researchers suggest in a small new study that art therapy makes kids less anxious about their condition. The results provide "encouraging initial data" that art therapy can help improve the emotional health of chronically ill children, the authors write in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. According to ...