Using an inhaler spacer or valved holding chamber can make asthma medication far more effective by delivering more medicine to your lungs and reducing side effects. These devices slow and hold the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Hailie Smartinhaler Sensor yielded a median daily adherence of 34%, whereas the median adherence was 75% in ...

Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system. People who have asthma sometimes have trouble breathing. When people who have asthma have this trouble breathing, it is called an asthma attack. Lots of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Around 3.8 million people in the UK haven’t been told how to use their inhalers correctly, according to research. A survey by charity Asthma + LUNG UK found that around 70% (3.8 million) of the UK’s 5 ...

Inhaled therapy forms the cornerstone of management for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory disorders. A range of devices—including pressurised metered-dose ...

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 ...