Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

Asthma affects about seven million children in the U.S. But kids who have asthma can lead normal, active lives with the right ...

Patients with asthma and COPD routinely switch from pressurized metered-dose inhalers to dry powder inhalers and vice versa.

Asthma medications are usually taken by breathing them in using an inhaler or nebulizer. This allows the medicine to go directly into your lungs. When you have a flare-up, quick-relief medicines ...

One symptom that is a weird sign you may be dealing with asthma is a cough that seems to stick around. “This cough often ...

Nearly 28 million people in the U.S. have asthma, or about one in 12 people — and depending on where you live, the condition may be more difficult to manage. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of ...

Early fall is when asthma flare-ups peak in the U.S., and a warming climate is bad news for sufferers: It means more ...

For Shelbi Inan, breathing easy is not always so easy to do. At the age of 13, she was diagnosed with asthma. Since moving to California, her asthma appears to have worsened. "More often than not ...

When someone has an asthma attack, their airways narrow, making it difficult for them to breathe. An inhaler relaxes the muscles, allowing the airways to expand and ease their breathing. 2. Reassure ...

Low climate-impact corticosteroid inhalers are as effective as high climate impact inhalers for COPD and asthma outcomes, per ...

When we think about air pollution, we usually imagine car exhaust and smog outside. However, the air inside our homes can ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Philip Morris International has agreed to sell its Vectura asthma inhaler maker for only a third of what it ...