August 06, 2024 Some children with recurrent wheezing need antivirals – not steroids, study finds The issue often is caused by 'silent' lung infections that don't result in typical cold symptoms ...

Wheezing in infants and young children is extremely common. The key to effective management is determining the underlying cause.

Winter is here and we are seeing an increased volume of children with viral related wheezing disorders. Bronchiolitis, a term that means inflammation of the bronchioles, is a viral associated ...

Wheezing at 30 months was less frequent in children born during vs. before the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.“In this study, children born ...

LOS ANGELES — Steroid drugs, a common treatment for young children prone to wheezing and colds, do not help and may even be harmful, according to new research.

Establishing a diagnosis of asthma in young wheezing children also can be challenging for the physician because the type, severity and frequency of asthma symptoms vary widely among children and ...

Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have "silent" lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma? Not necessarily. Not all children who have wheezing episodes will develop asthma, and not all children ...

Bronchiolitis cases dropped significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown, leading to fewer wheezing episodes and reduced respiratory medication use in children.

Wheezing is an increasingly common symptom in preschool children. Researchers in England followed a group of preschool children over a period of 6 to 11 years to determine long term prognosis for ...