Allergy/Asthma News

Higher omega-3 fatty acid intake in childhood was associated with lower risk for incident asthma up to mid-adolescence in children with a fatty acid desaturase polymorphism variant, researchers reported in the European Respiratory Journal.

After bronchial thermoplasty, airway smooth muscle mass was significantly decreased after 6 months in adults with severe asthma, according to results of the TASMA trial.

Patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome experience significantly more prevalent gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, autonomic and allergic symptoms than those in the hospital without the disease, according to data published in Rheumatology.

A comprehensive behavior change intervention aimed at increasing physical activity yielded improvements in clinical control, sedentary time, sleep quality and anxiety in adults with moderate to severe asthma.

Monitoring urinary eicosanoids provides a noninvasive approach to identify type 2 asthma and for molecular phenotyping of asthma in adolescents and adults, according to results published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A new study highlights a link between risk for asthma and sexual identity and inhaled substance use among adolescents.

High pollen levels may cause flare-ups in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, according to research published in The Journal of Urology.

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read asthma news published in 2020.

Use of multiple-breath washout testing was useful for detecting airway disease in symptomatic military personnel following deployment, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

In the United States, almost a third of deliveries in 2018 — 31.9% — were completed via cesarean section, according to the CDC.