Asthma and Respiratory Disorders News

WASHINGTON — Ambient particulate matter pollution at the 2.5 µm scale influenced peak expiratory flow among adolescents in Mobile, Alabama, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

With more public health benefits and fewer deaths as a result of switching to zero-emission passenger vehicles, the American Lung Association is calling on the EPA to set stronger emission rules, according to a press release.

WASHINGTON — Airway sphingolipids were detected in small volumes of nasal fluid taken from children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Wildfires such as the current blazes in Canada affecting air quality on the East Coast and in the Midwest are dangerous for patients with asthma and other respiratory diseases.

People residing in the East Coast are currently experiencing poor air quality due to smoke and haze from hundreds of wildfires in Canada.

WASHINGTON — Children with severe uncontrolled asthma commonly have eosinophilic airway inflammation, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

As hundreds of wildfires in Canada drive haze and smoke across the East Coast, patients and providers alike may worry about the effect on their health, including asthma and other illnesses.

WASHINGTON — Children with asthma who lived within 500 meters of a fast-food restaurant had smaller changes in lung function during an intervention, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — In elementary school children with asthma, greater relative humidity in classrooms heightened the risk for upper respiratory infections, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — A wireless device that assesses respiratory measures in children with asthma produced results comparable to traditional measurements, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.