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How asthma is treated

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Key Takeaways Asthma action plans help maintain good asthma control by outlining ...
Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow you to inhale a dose of medication to treat asthma symptoms. There are many types of asthma inhalers. They differ in whether they're used for quick ...
What to do when a patient’s asthma control deteriorates after switching to a more environmentally friendly, or ‘greener’, ...
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 ...
If you don't have asthma, you might think all types of asthma look and act the same. You'd be wrong. There are many different types of asthma, and each has its own triggers – and all need to be kept ...
Asthma inhalers are critical for delivering small amounts of medication to people's lungs to improve breathing and help prevent asthma attacks, but those tiny puffs add up to a large environmental ...
The carbon footprint of blue inhalers is being compared to a lengthy car trip in advice released to asthma patients as British doctors are told to switch out the sprays for a more effective treatment.
After Flovent, one of the most popular inhalers for treating childhood asthma, was discontinued this past January, some parents are reporting challenges in obtaining the generic versions of the ...
If you have not heard already, one of the most popular inhalers has been discontinued by its manufacturer since January 1. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has stopped producing Flovent, which comes as a metered ...
This summer’s family barbecue was supposed to be a celebration of sorts—coming together for the first time since the pandemic pulled the plug on group activities. But your joy was cut short by an ...