Jan. 24, 2003 — Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with spacers were as efficacious as nebulized bronchodilators for emergency department treatment of wheezing in children aged two to 24 months, according ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...

The most important advantage of inhaled delivery of medicines is that they are delivered directly into the airways and lungs, resulting in higher local concentrations, lower systemic exposure and ...

Rescue inhalers only work as well as the people who use them. And patients with asthma are much better at using their inhalers when medical professionals offer interactive, hands-on instruction, ...

An Islip doctor who helped author a state law that led to greater availability of nebulizers to treat asthma in schools said he is concerned that new federal guidelines, favoring specially adapted ...

The plastic spacers increase the amount of medicine that gets into the lungs when an inhaler is used. The donation took place at Addams Elementary School in West Central Fresno where 99 students have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The majority of patients demonstrated improper usage of epinephrine autoinjectors and metered-dose inhalers, ...