A study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital with Harvard Medical School in Boston indicates that women who have stress during their pregnancy may have children with an increased risk of asthma. Researcher, Dr Rosalind Wright of Brigham and Women's hospital, said that this is the first study in humans ...

BPA is already linked to increased allergy risk; a new animal study now shows that exposure to BPA during pregnancy could add to the asthma risk for babies. While the current study dealt only with mice, there are implications for humans. In fact, the BPA exposure level was calculated ...

Exercise-induced asthma is a real concern for athletes competing at the Olympics. Add to that the fact that this medical condition is more common in cold climates, and the Winter Olympics is a prime location for these kinds of asthma attacks. Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen has asthma but ...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a wide variety of plastics, from water bottles and food packaging to sunglasses and CDs. In fact, virtually every canned food or drink item has a plastic liner that is made with BPA, from pop to vegetables to your favorite ...

New research shows that people with asthma who have low levels of vitamin D have worse lung function and poorer response to treatment. Lead researcher, Dr E Rand Sutherland said, "Our findings suggest that low vitamin D levels are associated with worse asthma." In the study, 54 asthma patients had ...