(HealthDay News) -- Low birth weight does not increase the risk of asthma in young children, a new study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of asthma - even if they were not exposed to secondhand smoke after birth, a large study of European children suggests.

(HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young asthma patients who use drugs known as inhaled anticholinergics -- such as ipratropium [Atrovent] -- could be more likely than others to suffer from potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat.
However, the increased risk was not seen for some types of anticholinergics.

(HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young asthma patients who use drugs known as inhaled anticholinergics -- such as ipratropium [Atrovent] -- could be more likely than others to suffer from potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat.

(HealthDay News) – Children delivered by Cesarean section appear to be at a slight increased risk of developing asthma by age 3, a new study says.