A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at COVID vaccination and asthma prevalence in children. Prof Seif Shaheen, Professor … read more
The EAVE II (Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19) project has been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in near … read more
A study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine looks at risk of COVID-19 hospital admission among children in Scotland aged … read more
A study published in the European Respiratory Journal looks at asthma in children and omega-3 dietary intake. Dr Prasad … read more
A population cohort analysis published in PLOS ONE looks at whether prescriptions for asthma medications, whether continued or discontinued during … read more
Research, published in Thorax, looked at steroid treatments for asthma and osteoporosis. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied … read more
Research, published in the European Respiratory Journal, reports that 33% of new childhood asthma cases in Europe are attributable to air … read more
Research published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests that pollution guidelines may need to be re-evaluated as a reduction in … read more
Reactions to research published in European Respiratory Journal that indicates that taking paracetamol during pregnancy is not responsible for increasing … read more
Research published in the BMJ suggests that parental subfertility and assisted reproductive technologies may contribute to increased offspring asthma risk. read more
Reaction to the conference abstract from the European Respiratory Society International Congress that shows evidence of association between early life paracetamol use and decreased lung function in adolescence. read more
Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, reports new research published in the European Respiratory Journal. read more
Experts comment on conference papers that were presented presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress, that looked at the use of e-cigarettes during pregnancy and asthma. read more
Publishing in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, researchers looked at the relationship between use of inhaled corticosteroids and pneumonia risk in COPD patients. read more
A review of studies, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, reported a possible association between mothers taking heartburn medication during pregnancy and the risk of their children developing childhood asthma.
New research published in Thorax examines the association between higher cured meat intake and worsening asthma symptoms over time, using BMI as a mediator. read more
The relationship between vitamin D levels and asthma has been a frequent topic of research, and low levels of the vitamin have been linked to an increased risk of asthma attacks in both adults and children. However, the evidence for the potential role of vitamin D in managing asthma symptoms and attacks has not been fully evaluated until now. A new Cochrane Review has investigated whether vitamin D supplements can prevent asthma attacks or improve control of symptoms. The review has evaluated nine trials including both adults and children, and judged the studies included to be of high quality. read more
Inflammation of airways is often found in asthmatic patients and a group of researchers publishing in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal have reported that a drug taken as a pill alongside standard inhaler treatment was associated with reduce asthmatic inflammation, increase lung function and improved asthma control in a group of people with severe asthma. read more
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has investigated between vaginal birth, planned and unscheduled cesarean delivery, and subsequent health problems or early death of the child, reporting differences in risk of a range of outcomes between the three groups. read more
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has investigated between vaginal birth, planned and unscheduled cesarean delivery, and subsequent health problems or early death of the child, reporting differences in risk of a range of outcomes between the three groups. read more
