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 ...

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 ...

The finding was independent of the use of maintenance therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), used to dampen down the inflammation seen in the lungs of people with asthma. The researchers ...

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 ...

Early fall is when asthma flare-ups peak in the US ... with 99.9% lower emissions for its COPD metered-dose maintenance inhaler, Breztri. The company plans to file for regulatory approval in ...

Asthma affects approximately 262 million people worldwide and is characterized by airway inflammation and variable airflow obstruction. Reliever inhalers, including SABA like albuterol and ICS ...

Early fall is when asthma flare-ups peak in the U.S., and a warming climate is bad news for sufferers: It means more ground-level ozone, a longer pollen season and more wildfire smoke — all ...

While people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can experience worse symptoms due to climate change, many of the medications they’re prescribed also contribute to ...

Doctors could be taught to limit the use of traditional asthma inhalers due to their environmental impact. This initiative, led by the University of Glasgow and coordinated by the European ...