Poor treatment of asthma and COPD puts a huge burden on the NHS. For example, £1 billion is spent on asthma treatment in the UK each year and represents 60,000 to 65,000 hospital admissions. In ...

If you use oxygen or inhalers, keep them within reach during practice. Generally, there aren’t specific exercises to avoid with COPD. That said, before beginning any exercise program ...

Every 30 seconds, someone in the world will experience a flare-up of their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

while another thousand were given the most common globally used inhaler. A further 500 were given the triple combination but in two inhalers. COPD is term used to describe a number of progressive lung ...

COPD comprises several conditions ... their symptoms and can lead to increased exacerbations. "Misuse of inhalers is common, ...

But few would suspect that a critical medical device for millions of people with asthma and COPD—asthma inhalers—could be ...

COPD Over 30 million Americans have COPD ... keeping them from adequately treating the respiratory illness. “Misuse of inhalers is common, and in our study we found that approximately two ...

Poor adherence to treatment is a common issue in COPD patients and frequently results ... to partner with in the development of smart inhalers. Virtually all the companies active in the ...

Scientists have found a new treatment for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that may be more effective than current options. Over the past 50 years, treatment options ...

Chima-Melton breaks down the common symptoms of COPD ... New Advances in Treatment: In the past, treatments for COPD flares included inhalers, steroids, and antibiotics. Recently, the FDA approved ...

Inhalers are part of the treatment options for COPD. Leading New Zealand health expert Lutz Beckert wants a new Australian Government standard of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...