Early Fevers Associated with Lower Allergy Risk Later in Childhood
... Infants who experience fevers before their first birthday are less likely to develop allergies by ages six or seven, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...

Asthma
... Asthma (AZ-muh) is a chronic disease that affects your airways, which are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen)...

Customized Program Reduces Asthma-Related Illness in Inner-City Children
... A program that reduces allergens and tobacco smoke in the home resulted in fewer asthma-related illnesses in children participating in the intervention than in those who were not, according to a new s...

NIEHS-Funded Researchers Find Low-Level Ozone Increases Respiratory Risk of Asthmatic Children
... New evidence gathered in a study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggests that asthmatic children who use maintenance medication are particularly vulnerable to the ef...