Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is experienced by the majority of an estimated 300 million individuals who have asthma, a condition that affects all ages and is increasing globally.

Fitness nuts beware: Exercise can actually cause asthma. Well, sort of. Alongside asthma, a respiratory condition where the lungs’ airways tighten and breathing becomes labored, sits exercise-induced ...

For years, people with asthma were told to avoid exercise because it could induce or worsen asthma attacks. But a new study, published in the journal Annals of Medicine, turns that age-old advice on ...

That familiar tightness in your chest. The wheeze that seems to announce itself at the most inconvenient moments. The inhaler you clutch like a lifeline. Living with asthma can feel like your lungs ...

Asthma may be a barrier to children's physical activity, reinforcing the tendency to obesity in this population. Strategies to promote exercise within pediatric asthma care are needed to protect both ...

Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed study ...

I have contemplated this issue on a personal level this year. My son recently completed his first T-ball season which began in a cooler-than-usual spring. He is an athletic 6-year-old with seasonal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Relaxation training had the largest impact on FEV 1. Breathing and aerobic training had the biggest effect on ...

The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercising three times weekly while pregnant decreased the risk for asthma in children. Prepregnancy exercise ...

Spring is here! So are spring sports! And so is … allergy season. It seems that every year at this time a Little League baseball player wheezes as he crosses home plate, desperately trying to catch ...

A child's risk of asthma can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less ...