Respiratory specialists have shared tips for ensuring inhalers are used correctly in a bid to reduce the four deaths caused ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn’t tell us how to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma /chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medications, but you didn’t tell us how to properly use ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn’t tell us how to ...

Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...

That familiar tightness in your chest. The wheeze that seems to announce itself at the most inconvenient moments. The inhaler you clutch like a lifeline. Living with asthma can feel like your lungs ...

Inhaler technique informs health care outcomes in COPD management and should be a primary focus in patient education priorities. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: [Let’s talk about] patient perspective ...

- Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, recurrent cough, and chest tightness. - Fear of“cortisone” remains one of the most common misconceptions about preventive inhalers. Doha, Qatar: On ...

For the millions of asthma patients who use inhalers daily, the phaseout of ozone-depleting propellants is forcing a switch to new devices. That may not seem like a huge problem, but many people ...

Realising you've left home without your inhaler can be genuinely frightening if you have asthma. This quick onset of panic ...