Spotting Asthma in Your Baby or Toddler

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• March 20, 2021
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Diagnosing babies and toddlers with asthma is challenging, because it's difficult to measure lung function in this young group. What makes diagnosis easier is knowing your child's symptoms.

A leading pediatrics group offers some tips for parents who suspect their infants...

Spring Allergies Are Near, Here's What Works to Fight Them

• February 27, 2021
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For millions of Americans, sneezing, coughing, runny noses, itchy eyes and congestion are sure signs that spring is on the way.

The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) has advice for coping with these classic hay fever symptoms. It recently publish...

'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• February 23, 2021
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It's been nearly a year since David Speal, 38, first fell ill with COVID-19, but a racing heartbeat remains a regular reminder of his brush with the new coronavirus.

Even the littlest thing -- not eating at the right time, not drinking enough water, too much exercise, a ...

Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

• Dennis Thompson
• January 13, 2021
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Most folks infected with COVID-19 will only have mild or moderate illness -- but that means they'll still be stuck at home and feeling really lousy.

What's the best way to cope?

In many ways, you want to behave as you would if you were suffering from a cold or the ...

Preventing COVID Means Wearing Masks While Social Distancing: Study

• Cara Murez
• December 23, 2020
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Keep your distance. Although wearing a mask can limit transmission of droplets that spread COVID-19, it may not be enough unless people also stay at least six feet apart, new research shows.

Researchers at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces found that at dist...

Narrow Hallways Ideal for Coronavirus Spread: Study

• Robert Preidt
• December 17, 2020
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You might want to think twice before you enter a hallway with strangers during the pandemic: Researchers report that following a fast-walking person with COVID-19 down a narrow corridor could increase your risk of infection, even if you keep your distance.

That's beca...

One-Third of E-Cigarette Users Report Signs of Lung Damage: Study

• Dennis Thompson
• November 11, 2020
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One of every three people who vape say they have symptoms associated with damage to the lungs or respiratory tract, a new study reports.

Specifically, 33% of e-cigarette users reported having one or more of the five symptoms associated with EVALI, or e-cigarette- or vapi...

Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key

• Steven Reinberg
• October 27, 2020
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The tiny droplets that linger in the air after people talk, cough or sneeze aren't very efficient at spreading the new coronavirus, new research suggests.

Using laser technology, researchers measured the path of droplets released when people spoke or coughed.

Coronavirus in a Cough: Tests Show Masks Stopping the Spread

• Steven Reinberg
• October 23, 2020
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A cough could spread a cloud of COVID-19 throughout a room, but a face mask can greatly shrink the size and spread of that cloud, a new study finds.

In fact, the volume of the cloud without a mask is about seven times larger than with a surgical mask and 23 times la...

Bee Healthy: Honey May Beat Cold Meds Against Cough

• Amy Norton
• August 24, 2020
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There may be no cure for the common cold, but a spoonful of honey might make it less miserable, a new research review concludes.

Parents have long used honey to soothe kids' sore throats and cough -- probably because their parents did. But the review of 14 clinical t...

There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

• Steven Reinberg
• July 28, 2020
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COVID-19 may not be just one disease, but six distinct types, a new British study claims.

Each type differs in severity and in the need for respiratory support during hospitalization, the researchers added.

Cough, fever and loss of smell are the usual sym...

COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

• Robert Preidt
• June 25, 2020
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Most babies with COVID-19 have mild illness, with fever being the main symptom, according to a small study.

It included 18 infants under 3 months of age who tested positive for COVID-19 at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. None had a significa...

That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study

• Robert Preidt
• June 12, 2020
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The grosser someone sounds when they cough or sneeze, the more likely you are to suspect they have a contagious infection -- even if it's not true.

That's the upshot of a new study in which participants were asked to judge whether people were -- or weren't -- infecte...

Does 6 Feet Provide Enough COVID Protection?

• Robert Preidt
• May 19, 2020
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Saliva droplets expelled by coughs can travel much farther than 6 feet in light winds, according to new findings.

That suggests social distancing spaces of 6 feet may not be enough to prevent coronavirus transmission.

Airborne transmission of viruses, inclu...

Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study

• Robert Preidt
• April 2, 2020
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Common bad reactions to marijuana include coughing fits, anxiety and paranoia, but regular users are less likely to have problems than occasional users, a new study finds.

"There's been surprisingly little research on the prevalence or frequency of various adverse re...

Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Lung Disease Many Don't Recognize

• Robert Preidt
• March 2, 2020
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More than 200,000 people in the United States have pulmonary fibrosis, but more than eight in 10 Americans don't know the symptoms of the lung disease, a new survey finds.

Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive disease that causes scarring of the lungs. Symptoms include...

Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough

• Robert Preidt
• February 26, 2020
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Anywhere from 4% to 10% of adults have troublesome chronic cough, defined as an unexplained cough lasting more than eight weeks. But a new drug may offer some long-sought relief.

Reporting Feb. 25 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, British researcher...

Are Too Many Kids Prescribed Antihistamines?

• Robert Preidt
• July 30, 2019
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Many U.S. doctors are much less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines for young children ever since experts advised against it in 2008, new research shows.

That's the good news. The bad news?

Physicians are still more likely to recommend antihistamin...

Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades With Time: Study

• Dennis Thompson
• June 10, 2019
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The waning effectiveness of a flawed whooping cough vaccine is the main culprit in recent outbreaks of the highly contagious bacterial infection, a new study reports.

More than four out of five confirmed whooping cough (pertussis) cases strike children who are fully ...