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Using an inhaler alone may not be enough to manage asthma

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 ...
Healio

Confront asthma myths to improve patient outcomes

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 ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: Are you using your inhaler incorrectly? Many people make these common mistakes

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn’t tell us how to ...
The Conversation

Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma

Stephen Hughes receives research grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Research Future Fund, The Australian Research Council and Asthma Australia. He ...