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Can You Eat Your Way to Better Asthma Control? By Robert Preidt                  HealthDay Reporter         FRIDAY, July 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Need another reason to eat healthy? New evidence bolsters the notion that nutritionally rich foods might help prevent or minimize asthma.        While the study couldn't prove cause and effect, one asthma specialist said there's certainly no downside to eating better.        "The health benefits of a diet rich in plant foods and unprocessed foods are already well-known," said Dr.

Previous research has examined neighborhood walkability and chronic diseases such as diabetes in adults, but this study is believed to be the first to look at walkability and childhood asthma.

Those with influenza or parainfluenza turned out to have a 37 percent higher chance of not responding to treatment, compared to 13 percent for children without the virus.

That figure includes medical expenses and costs associated with work and school absences and deaths.

Compared to those with a healthy weight, heavy kids with untreated asthma had 37 more days with symptoms a year, according to a new report.

The FDA will remove a Boxed Warning from certain inhaled medications used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Green cleaning products market themselves as better for you. Are you getting what you paid for?

Two new studies suggest man's furry best friend might actually provide some protection against allergic diseases.

New California law requires manufacturers to list certain ingredients on labels. Companies expected to extend program nationwide.

But experts stress Singulair also has lifesaving benefits

But similar meds cost up to $30,000 a year

Weather forecasts may help public and emergency workers be ready to treat wheezing

The company says there may be problems with the delivery system

Kids whose mattresses and pillows were encased had less severe flare-ups, researchers report

This group has 6 times the odds of dying from the illness compared to whites, Hispanics

Fear of flare-ups might spur kids to limit physical activity, specialists say

Almost half did not get objective breathing test, researchers in Canada found

Symptoms worsened for those who often ate foods like ham and salami

Study suggests, but can't prove, that rodent allergens could play a role

Six people died in the Australian city of Melbourne after a mass outbreak of “thunderstorm asthma,” according to media reports.

People in the southeastern U.S. have been dealing with an unfamiliar health threat: a thick haze of smoke from more than 30 wildfires in the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian Mountains.

Controlling allergens, household pollutants can reduce need for medication, pediatricians' group says

Benralizumab significantly cuts respiratory attacks, two trials show

Taking vitamin D supplements alongside asthma medication helps cut the risk of severe asthma attacks, according to a review of scientific studies.

Infants with a particular gene variant appear more vulnerable after infection