Continuing our series, Dr Andrew Whittamore debunks some common myths about asthma – and explains some less well-known facts ...

Spacers and nebulizers-- two treatment methods for asthma attacks are found to be equal in staving off hospital admissions, a new review shows. Spacers and nebulizers-- two treatment methods for ...

Aim: (1) To compare the efficacy and adverse effects of treatment using nebulizers vs pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with or without a spacer/holding ... patients with asthma and COPD ...

The Breath-A-Tech Portable Nebuliser is recommended for delivering asthma and COPD medication where pMDI and spacer cannot be utilised. This compact and lightweight device utilises Active ...

Spacers attach to the end of the HFA inhaler and act as a one ... The recent market withdrawal of Flovent has made the available ICS options even more limited, and the effects on asthma-related ...

even if you wear dentures Oral thrush is also common when using certain inhalers for asthma or COPD. To reduce the risk, use a spacer attachment that delivers the drugs deep into the airways rather ...

In the United States, cost barriers to asthma care among adults varied by insurance coverage and were influenced by demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors. Although individuals with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The National Asthma Control Program and Office on Smoking and Health have been shut down. Research funding ...

Routine Asthma Test More Reliable in the Morning and Has Seasonal Effects, Say Doctors Mar. 12, 2025 — A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming ...

Ozone exposure early in life raises the risk a child will develop asthma and wheezing by age 4, a recent analysis found. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data on 1,188 children ...

Integration of functional genomics and statistical fine-mapping systematically characterizes adult-onset and childhood-onset asthma genetic associations. Genome Medicine , 2025; 17 (1) DOI: 10. ...