Doctors are to be taught to avoid giving asthma patients traditional inhalers if possible because of the greenhouse gases they generate. Medics will be encouraged to prescribe inhalers that use ...

Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

“We’re trying to treat conditions like asthma and COPD with these inhalers, and we’re actually making it harder to breathe,” said Jyothi Tirumalasetty, a clinical assistant professor at ...

and dry powder inhalers used by more patients aged 40 to 60 years. Patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) routinely switch from pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) ...

But now, a new study from Stanford Health Care suggests that some asthma inhalers are also taking a toll on the environment. Dr. Jyothi Tirumalasetty, M.D., says research is zeroing in on ...

Inhalers are some of the most widely used medical devices and can be lifesaving drugs for the nearly 25 million adults and children who have asthma in the United States. In asthmatics, the disease ...

State Assemblywoman Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, D-East Elmhurst, speaks on the Assembly floor earlier this year. Insurance companies could be required to cover asthma inhalers at no cost in New York state ...

For millions of asthma sufferers worldwide, the distinctive puff of an inhaler represents a lifeline, providing instant relief from constricted airways. Dr Juma Bwika, a pulmonologist at Aga Khan ...

Data from a massive real-world study of asthma patients has suggested that overuse of inhalers is widespread and leading to an elevated risk of severe exacerbations. The results from the SABINA ...

Three years after raising health groups’ suspicions by acquiring Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, cigarette giant Philip Morris International has made a deal to sell ...