A new study is offering children with asthma an enhanced check-up to see whether it can bring down the overuse of inhalers.

Wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing attacks -- navigating life with uncontrolled or poorly managed asthma can make walks in the park, well, no walk in the park. The chronic lung disease, which ...

Folks with asthma might better control their symptoms by precisely timing when they use their inhaler, a new study says. A single daily preventive dose of inhaled corticosteroid is best taken at ...

A popular corticosteroid inhaler used to treat asthma and other conditions is being discontinued, and despite generic versions now available, health experts are warning patients to plan ahead for ...

A new study led by University Hospital Southampton is aiming to tackle the overuse of asthma inhalers among children.

Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills... Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — On January 1st, pharmaceutical company GSK stopped manufacturing its popular lifesaving inhaler, Flovent, in the U.S. and switched it out for its generic version. This decision ...

Hydrofluoroalkanes are considered 1,400 to 3,700 times more potent than carbon dioxide – the primary driver of human-related ...

Environmentalists now have a new cause to take up – the metered dose inhalers (MDIs) used by asthmatic patients to control their airway spasm. According to a new study from the University of Cambridge ...

If you rely on a steroid inhaler, make sure you know about this recent study, as one woman details her nightmare health scare, caused by hers. Medicines often come with expected side effects, but when ...

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...