Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. J.Kim, takes medicine for his bronchial trouble at his house in Beijing November 2, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Lisa Rapaport ...
It was the respiratory therapist (RT) in charge of smoking cessation who first showed me a peak inspiratory flow meter with known resistance (PIFr). Dry-powder inhalers require inspiratory force for ...
Many patients misuse lifesaving inhalers and EpiPens, researchers find. — -- EpiPens and asthma inhalers have the potential to save lives with a simple jab or puff, but a small study published ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people with asthma or emphysema could be taking their inhaled medicines incorrectly, researchers say. When they asked 100 adults hospitalized for asthma or a lung ...
Some people with asthma need to use multiple inhaled medicines to keep their symptoms under control. Some inhaled medicines can be used on a regular basis to manage symptoms. Other inhaled medicines, ...
A major weakness of asthma care is that many patients don't know how to use inhalers to deliver life-saving medicine when they're gasping for air. The fix may be as simple as taking more time to teach ...
When they asked 100 adults hospitalized for asthma or a lung disease like emphysema to show how they used their inhalers at home, most made some type of mistake. Fortunately, it wasn't hard for them ...