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 ...

Jan. 24, 2003 — Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with spacers were as efficacious as nebulized bronchodilators for emergency department treatment of wheezing in children aged two to 24 months, according ...

The most important advantage of inhaled delivery of medicines is that they are delivered directly into the airways and lungs, resulting in higher local concentrations, lower systemic exposure and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The majority of patients demonstrated improper usage of epinephrine autoinjectors and metered-dose inhalers, ...

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 ...

An Islip doctor who helped author a state law that led to greater availability of nebulizers to treat asthma in schools said he is concerned that new federal guidelines, favoring specially adapted ...

Only 7% of inhaler users and 16% of patients with epinephrine autoinjectors were able to demonstrate correct use of their device in a recent study. Using the autoinjector, "most patients made multiple ...

A new study suggests that many patients aren’t waiting between puffs on their inhalers and may not be deriving the full benefits of the drugs. By Perri Klass, M.D. Asthma is the most common chronic ...