A recent study revealed that popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may significantly minimise severe asthma attacks among teenagers ...

People using beclometasone inhalers for asthma or other health conditions may want to read up on the NHS guidance for the ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that more than a quarter of asthma patients are still over-using inhalers intended for rapid relief of symptoms. Overuse of these inhalers is ...

Regarding who can use these inhalers, NHS guidelines state: "Most adults can use beclometasone inhalers for asthma or COPD.

World COPD Day is celebrated annually on the third Wednesday of November. This day aims to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and encourages better prevention and ...

Asthma sufferers who use inhalers every day to build up resistance to attacks are wasting their time, research suggests. A study found that those who followed their doctor’s orders and regularly used ...

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

The UK’s largest asthma study using real-world data has confirmed a link between over-reliance on SABA inhalers (short-acting beta-2 bronchodilators, also referred to as rescue inhalers) and an ...

Scientists have found the optimal time asthma patients should use inhalers to slash the risk of a potentially deadly attack. Those who use a brown inhaler — which prevents breathlessness — should use ...

The research, published in BMJ Open, analysed posts written by teenagers and their parents from Asthma UK’s online forum between 2006 and 2016. It found that the social stigma of asthma can play a ...

What starts as breathlessness can turn fatal within minutes, doctors warn that quick action, correct inhaler use and timely ...