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