Wheezing
E-cigarette use elevates risk for bronchitic symptoms, shortness of breath in adolescents
Adolescent e-cigarette users had greater risk for bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath even with consideration of simultaneous cigarette and cannabis use and secondhand exposure, according to results published in Thorax.
Lower vitamin K levels linked to poor lung function, greater COPD, asthma risks
Lower vitamin K levels appeared associated with declines in lung function measures and greater risk for self-reported COPD, asthma and wheezing, according to study results published in ERJ Open Research.
Food insecurity raises odds for asthma, wheezing with exercise in children
WASHINGTON — Children living in a household that reportedly ran out of food faced heightened odds for asthma and signs of wheezing with exercise, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Childhood TB may be linked to wheezing, poor lung function, low weight, height
Early-life TB was related to future wheezing, weak lung function and low measures of weight and height at 5 years old, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Future exacerbations in children with severe wheeze predicted by bronchial remodeling
The risk for regular and severe future exacerbations in children aged 1 to 5 years with severe wheeze can be found through bronchial remodeling, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Exclusive e-cigarette use not linked to heightened risk for wheeze
Use of only electronic-nicotine delivery systems did not raise the odds for wheezing; however, when used in current and former cigarette smokers, it showed a small elevated risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Wheeze at rest, traits can predict small airways dysfunction in patients with asthma
Wheeze when resting, age, age when diagnosed with asthma and BMI can “reasonably well” predict patients with asthma who are likely to have small airways dysfunction, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.
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Dog ownership in infancy may overcome genetic predisposition for wheeze, asthma
Patients with the rs2305480 variant of the GSDMB gene who had a pet dog as a baby did not have an increased risk for persistent wheeze or asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Overlaps in shrimp, house dust mite allergies drive respiratory, other symptoms
Approximately half of a group of patients with IgE sensitization to shrimp also were sensitized to house dust mites, and vice versa, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.