Pediatric Asthma Focus
Childhood Asthma and Parental Antidepressant Use Seem Linked
A nationwide cohort study from Denmark found that having a child with asthma increased the prevalence of antidepressant use by parents and caregivers鈥攁nd that this antidepressant use was associated with poor asthma control independent of socioeconomic status.
Q&A with Emily M. D鈥橝gostino, DPH: Pediatric Asthma and Physical Fitness
Dr. D鈥橝gostino, of Duke University, discusses her recent study examining the impact of asthma on children鈥檚 physical activity levels.
Asthma Incidence in Childhood: The Impact of the Neighborhood
Youngsters who live in areas of the U.S. where opportunity is high or very high during early life鈥攁nd vulnerability to factors like poverty, crowding, or natural disasters is low鈥攎ay have decreased rates of childhood asthma, say the investigators behind a new study.