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Using an inhaler alone may not be enough to manage asthma

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-colored inhaler (or "puffer"). This kind of "rescue inhaler" brings quick relief from ...
Yahoo

New 2-in-1 inhaler cuts asthma attacks in children by 45%

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study shows that a dual-action inhaler cuts asthma attacks in children almost in half. (CREDIT: Imperial College London) For ...
Wired

Suspicion Lifts Over Olympic Champion's Use of Asthma Inhaler

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing -- after adding three more medals to her ever-growing collection -- many openly wondered how swimmer Dara Torres, then 41 years old, could still dominate the ...
The Conversation

Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma

Stephen Hughes receives research grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Research Future Fund, The Australian Research Council and Asthma Australia. He ...