NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Six and a half million children in the United States suffer from asthma and use inhalers to keep their airways open, but most kids aren't using them correctly, dramatically ...

To reach the lungs, medicine from an inhaler must navigate the narrow passage of the throat, as seen in his aluminum model, without sticking to the moist sides of the passage. Tens of millions of ...

Using an asthma inhaler correctly is a tricky, multi-step process. If you don’t do it just right, you cannot get the full benefit of the drugs, potentially making the asthma worse or making it appear ...

For people with asthma or severe allergies, medical devices like inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors, such as EpiPen, can be lifesaving. However, a new study by the University of Texas Medical ...

AFTER WATCHING her gravity-defying performances, it’s hard to believe that pop music star Pink, 39, has struggled with respiratory problems and asthma since childhood. Ironically, you could even say ...

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 ...

A total of 45% of patients made at least 1 error when using an inhaler, and the number of errors per patient ranged from 1 to 6. While inhaled therapies can reduce ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many people manage their asthma with an inhaler — but they may not be using it correctly. Studies show that nearly 90% of patients with an inhaler make at least one ...

In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma -- the group at highest risk for complications and death from asthma -- researchers found that nearly half of ...

Just 24.7% of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) included in the study demonstrated correct usage of their inhaler. New study findings indicate that accurate inhaler ...

Visionhealth GmbH will use the €3 million (US$3.2 million) it recently raised in a pre-series A financing to conduct a clinical trial on its digital health app designed to provide more accurate dosing ...

For people with asthma or severe allergies, medical devices like inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors, such as EpiPen, can be lifesaving. However, a new study by the University of Texas Medical ...