Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...

These inhalers help prevent flares and keep symptoms from getting worse. They're called control inhalers because they have medicine that controls inflammation. Use yours as often as your doctor tells ...

A new teach-to-goal education strategy may help patients to properly use their inhalers during asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) flareups, new research has shown. A new ...

How well do you know your asthma inhaler? What does it do for you? What drugs are in it? Do you puff and breathe, or breathe and puff? Inhalers are the most effective way to get lifesaving medications ...

Inhalers may be prescribed to people who have a variety of health conditions both chronic and acute, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis. If you're new to ...

Health professionals tasked with advising patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) how to use inhaler devices properly and what to do about unwanted effects will be aware ...

A recent study found that teach-to-goal methods are more effective than brief interventions in metered-dose inhaler education for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, ...

The teach-to-goal instruction technique can improve inhaler use in the immediate term and reduce the need for acute care for 30 days compared with standard instruction in patients hospitalized with ...

A new study suggests that many patients aren’t waiting between puffs on their inhalers and may not be deriving the full benefits of the drugs. By Perri Klass, M.D. Asthma is the most common chronic ...

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 ...