Asthma for Kids & African Americans

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Infants who live in “moldy” homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7—an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition.

Study results ...more

(BlackDoctor.org) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma.

Prior studies looking for asthma genes have ...more

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Wheezing? Short of breath? These common asthma symptoms can develop into a full-blown asthma attack if you don’t take the right steps ...more

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Once you're in the middle of an asthma attack, struggling for breath, the last thing you'll want to trouble yourself with is ...more