Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. J.Kim, takes medicine for his bronchial trouble at his house in Beijing November 2, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Lisa Rapaport ...
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 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued 'landmark' guidelines for any asthma sufferers still ...
Brits who puff on blue inhalers to open their airways and ease their breathing have been urged to reconsider their 'asthma ...
It was the respiratory therapist (RT) in charge of smoking cessation who first showed me a peak inspiratory flow meter with known resistance (PIFr). Dry-powder inhalers require inspiratory force for ...
Many patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma do not know how to use inhaler devices to deliver life-saving medicines when they are gasping for air. Many of ...
For decades, the little blue inhaler was a lifeline for millions of people with asthma. But doctors now know it can make the condition worse - and a quiet revolution in treatment is already ...
Health officials are calling on all providers to move away from prescribing traditional blue inhalers to asthma patients, in ...
A major weakness of asthma care is that many patients don't know how to use inhalers to deliver life-saving medicine when they're gasping for air. The fix may be as simple as taking more time to teach ...