asthma

Children's Health

Cut allergy risk with pacifier?

Parents who put their baby's pacifier in their mouths may be helping to cut the child's risk for some allergies.

Children's Diseases & Illnesses

The flu is dangerous for kids with asthma

Influenza (“the flu”) is a serious viral infection that is more dangerous than the common cold in children. Every year an average of...

Child Development & Health

Are your child's asthma meds making him short?

Children who have asthma are usually prescribed a steroid inhaler to help open up their airways and prevent inflammation. Recent...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Mom story: I run marathons for at-risk kids

Brooke Curran, 44, of Alexandria, Virginia, is a mother of three daughters ages 14, 17 and 19, and has 49 marathons (and counting)...

Child Development & Health

Your child's classroom might be making him sick

You're careful about your home environment. You take the time to do things like choose low toxicity cleaners and are aware of...

Child Development & Health

How to allergy proof your child’s room

Does your child suffer from environmental allergies? Get active in the fight against allergens that cause your child uncomfortable...

Child Development & Health

Asthma and your teen

You're not thrilled that your child has asthma, although you have learned to manage it over the years. But suddenly your teenager is...

Children's Diseases & Illnesses

September asthma epidemic: Protect your kids from asthma attacks

For kids with asthma, the return to school in September worsens their condition. The close confines of a classroom and exposure to a...

Children's Health

Childhood obesity prevention tips

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta helps to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic with a new website that helps families set...

Children's Health

Asthma needs an action plan

New guidelines from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology measure success by how well asthma is controlled on a daily...