Mar. 23 -- WEDNESDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Merck asthma and allergy drug Singulair (montelukast sodium) for people aged 15 and older who ...

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Shortness of breath during a workout may seem like just a sign of being out of shape. However, it might actually be exercise-induced "asthma." Caitlin Miller of ...

At this time of year it’s not an uncommon scene: Little League baseball players wheeze as they cross home plate and try to catch their breath. Players, coaches, umpires and parents watch in dismay, ...

Fitness nuts beware: Exercise can actually cause asthma. Well, sort of. Alongside asthma, a respiratory condition where the lungs’ airways tighten and breathing becomes labored, sits exercise-induced ...

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is experienced by the majority of an estimated 300 million individuals who have asthma, a condition that affects all ages and is increasing globally.

For years, people with asthma were told to avoid exercise because it could induce or worsen asthma attacks. But a new study, published in the journal Annals of Medicine, turns that age-old advice on ...

I have contemplated this issue on a personal level this year. My son recently completed his first T-ball season which began in a cooler-than-usual spring. He is an athletic 6-year-old with seasonal ...

You're feeling pretty good about your fitness. You lift regularly. Hit the treadmill as much as you can manage. Stretch. Then, one day, you're working out, and you feel your chest constrict, your ...

Dr. David Hagaman answers the question: 'If A Child Coughs Only With Exercise?' — -- Question: My child only coughs with exercise. Should he/she be on regular asthma medicine? Answer: Coughing is ...