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 ...

Asthma inhalers can be for quick relief or long-term control. Rescue inhalers work by relaxing your airway muscles to help ...

Dr. Roach shares a link to a video, but having your doctor watch you use it is the best way to verify you're doing it right.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many people manage their asthma with an inhaler — but they may not be using it correctly. Studies show that nearly 90% of patients with an inhaler make at least one ...

Inhalers and nebulizers are necessary when managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both are designed to deliver medication directly to the lungs, which helps in reducing symptoms, ...

SaveHealth reports seven asthma medication categories, including inhaled corticosteroids and biologics, helping manage ...

Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need to use multiple inhaled medicines each day to control their symptoms. Long-acting combination inhalers that contain more than one ...

Albuterol is a common rescue medication that people with COPD can use as an inhaler or nebulizer. Side effects are usually mild, but rare and serious cardiac side effects can occur. Albuterol is a ...

Unless they have been taught how to use their dry-powder inhalers, patients may not be getting any medication, a German pulmonologist reports. Siegfried Wieshammer, MD, studied 224 consecutive asthma ...

What to do when a patient’s asthma control deteriorates after switching to a more environmentally friendly, or ‘greener’, ...