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"On average, 60 percent of what's going to determine whether or not you have asthma is going to be due to genetic factors..."

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Capitalizing on a teachable moment motivates parents of kids with asthma to quit smoking

School nurses and parents can use this online tool to gauge a child’s readiness to self-carry and use their quick-relief inhaler.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has announced more than $1.6 billion in funding for school districts nationwide to help students manage their asthma.

Childhood asthma rates appear to have stopped rising among many U.S. groups, but not among the poorest kids or children aged 10 and older, a study by Lara J. Akinbami, Alan E. Simon, and Lauren M. Rossen suggests.

Risk doubles for high cholesterol and blood pressure, but danger to any one child is low, findings suggest

The number of Americans diagnosed with asthma has grown dramatically, with high-crime cities being hit especially hard. In a joint report with The Detroit News, special correspondent Indira Lakshmanan examines emerging research that indicates stress, abuse and violence may play as big a role as physical factors in triggering both asthma attacks and the development of the chronic disease.

These case studies highlight four school-based health centers that have successfully incorporated asthma environmental interventions into their scope of work.

Researchers examined data on the outcomes of tailored evidence-based interventions in five low-income communities with high rates of pediatric asthma morbidity. The study found that health care providers in low-income communities with varying levels of resources and disease severity can tailor interventions to each child's needs and make substantial gains in outcomes across a range of risk profiles.