Inhaled steroids reduce and prevent inflammation, swelling, and mucus build-up in your airways and lungs to help prevent asthma attacks and help you breathe easier. But not everyone with asthma ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is asking a federal watchdog to investigate GSK for replacing a popular asthma inhaler with a so-called authorized generic at a much higher price in order to avoid ...

The following is a summary of “Plasma pharmacometabolomics of inhaled corticosteroid-related adrenal suppression in asthma,” published in the March 2025 issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical ...

SAN DIEGO — Asthma afflicts 8.1% of school-age children in the United States and is a leading cause of missed school and work. Having stock inhalers available at schools prevents asthma-related ...

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 ...

Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed a specific drug "cocktail" that promises to curb severe asthma flare-ups, potentially decreasing the reliance on inhalers ...

The most immediate treatment for an asthma attack is a rescue inhaler, which typically contains albuterol, a compound that quickly relaxes the airway muscles and stops the release of some ...

In total, 43 patients were sampled from an asthma, allergy and immunology clinic in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The study analyzed perceived difficulty of affording inhaled asthma medications as either ...

For millions of asthma sufferers worldwide, the distinctive puff of an inhaler represents a lifeline, providing instant relief from constricted airways. Dr Juma Bwika, a pulmonologist at Aga Khan ...

Inhalers may be prescribed to people who have a variety of health conditions both chronic and acute, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis. If you're new ...