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 ...

Among the more common mistakes children make is using an inhaler without a spacer, a plastic tube attached to the mouthpiece. When children activate the inhaler, the spacer lets the medication mix ...

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A newly validated app called Rafi-Tone, developed by clinicians in the UK, makes using an inhaler with a spacer easier and more fun for young children with wheeze or asthma symptoms. By motivating ...

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases across the globe, with a significant increase in mortality and morbidity in recent years, affecting all age groups ...

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 ...

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-colored inhaler (or "puffer"). This kind of "rescue inhaler" brings quick relief from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. This article is more than 6 years old. Asthma is a global disease, ...

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 ...