The goal of this study was to determine the frequency of lower respiratory bacterial infection in children with chronic wet cough. This was a retrospective review of the records of 197 children seen ...

Study into the consequences of childhood infection finds Australian children who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven were more likely to have lung problems in later life. Bronchitis ...

"Parents of all children should use ventilation while using a gas stove" to minimize risks to children's respiratory health, says Ellen Smit, an Oregon State researcher. (Morguefile.com) As home cooks ...

S. Stanley Young, Ph.D, is a visiting fellow for the Science Advisory Committee in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment. He is CEO of CGStat in Raleigh, North Carolina ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The cold and flu season is here and you probably already know some people who are sick. After our story about Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, we wanted to remind families ...

Young kids typically get 6 to 8 illnesses each year. Most are colds, but many are not. For parents about to send their kids off to day-care, preschool or school for the first time, here’s a quick ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Three randomly selected groups of 7-year-old schoolchildren in Melbourne with mild wheezy bronchitis, with moderate wheezy bronchitis, and ...

A new study from USC researchers suggests that having a dog in the home may worsen the response to air pollution of a child with asthma. A new study from researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of ...

CXCL12 and CXCL13 are potential biomarkers for RSV bronchiolitis severity and recurrence risk, with elevated levels ...

Bronchitis affects the bronchial tubes, while pneumonia affects the lung air sacs. Without treatment, bronchitis can become pneumonia. You’re coughing, you’ve got a fever, and your chest feels clogged ...

It can be difficult to pin down a diagnosis in kids with prolonged lower respiratory tract symptoms. Included among the possible causes are asthma, cystic fibrosis, presence of a foreign body, and ...

Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne. Researchers ...