Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...

The metered-dose inhaler (MDI), combined with a spacer, is the preferred method for pharmacologic management of asthma in children. Although correct use of these devices is essential, little research ...

Dr. Cori Daines answers the question: 'Why Use A Spacer With Rescue Inhaler?' — -- Question: Why do we need to use a spacer or chamber with our rescue inhaler? Answer: Spacers or aerochambers are ...

Should hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhalers be placed at the mouth rather than two finger spaces away? Are spacer devices appropriate for use with HFA inhalers?—BARBARA BRANDT, NP, Boulder, Colo. Even ...

‘STOP for Asthma’ is this year’s World Asthma Day theme, where STOP expands into Symptom evaluation, Test response, Observe and assess, Proceed to adjust treatment. With the World Health ...

How to educate patients with asthma about why it is so important they swap their ‘blue’ salbutamol inhaler for a new ...

MANY kids living with asthma think that they're using their inhalers correctly - when they're not, experts have warned. Because of that, they're putting themselves at risk from a potentially deadly ...

Nearly six-and-a-half million children in the United States suffer from asthma. Most use an inhaler to help keep their airways open. But experts say most children make mistakes when using an inhaler.

A total of 169 caregivers were included in the study. On average, the children had been diagnosed with asthma for 4 years. Most (87%) of the children had asthma classified as not well controlled or ...

It's not the first study to suggest that thousands of kids are at risk from potentially fatal asthma attacks MANY kids living with asthma think that they're using their inhalers correctly - when ...