My 11-month-old son has had several wheezing episodes recently. Does this mean he has asthma? Not necessarily. Not all children who have wheezing episodes will develop asthma, and not all children who ...

As winter settles in, so does the cold season. Sometimes, colds can bring with them persistent coughing and/or wheezing, difficulty breathing and shortness of breath. In some cases, these symptoms can ...

Wheezing phenotypes in young children have usually been described on the basis of questionnaire surveys instead of prospectively doctor-diagnosed episodes, and have never been described in terms of ...

Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that can carry lifelong ...

Sept. 19 - 17 days after Labor Day - was the most likely day for childhood hospitalizations because of asthma, according to a recent CNN health article. What leads to this peak of asthma in the middle ...

Wheezing can occur with asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory disorders that cause narrow airways. Doctors may prescribe an inhaler to relieve wheezing. Home remedies may also offer some relief.

The term wheezing may mean different things to different people. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the verb wheeze as "to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound." Physicians often ...