Background: A few previous studies have suggested that childhood vaccines, particularly whole cell pertussis vaccine, may increase the risk of asthma. We evaluated the suggested association ...
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and, in the latter part of the 20th century, reached epidemic proportions. Asthma is generally believed to result from gene-environment ...
This is especially true when wheezing develops before the age of 3. The severity of asthma is also closely linked to a child's history of eczema. If there is mild eczema during infancy, the symptoms ...
It recommends healthcare practitioners should offer a low-dose combination of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and formoterol to be taken as needed for everyone aged 12 and over with newly diagnosed ...