Poor treatment of asthma and COPD puts a huge burden on the NHS. For example, £1 billion is spent on asthma treatment in the UK each year and represents 60,000 to 65,000 hospital admissions. In ...

A high-tech device that can monitor medication use and compliance has been cleared by the FDA for use with AstraZeneca’s Airsupra and Breztri inhalers. Developed by Australian medtech firm ...

There are three types of allergies: ingested allergies, contact allergies, and inhaled allergies. An allergic response occurs when your immune system reacts abnormally to a common substance in the ...

Objectives To compare the effects of inhaled salbutamol on lung function, exercise performance and respiratory parameters during cycling exercise in athletes with a positive response to a eucapnic ...

When a medication works right, it boosts your health or helps you feel better. But a drug can bring on problems if it doesn't mix well with something else you put into your body, like another ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

aRutgers RWJBarnabas Center for Climate, Health and Healthcare, New Brunswick, NJ, USA bCenter for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging ...