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 ...

I breathe all the way out. There’s a quiet puff of gas from my inhaler, and I breathe all the way in. I hold my breath for a few seconds and the medicine is where it needs to be: in my lungs. Many ...

They are small, apparently harmless devices carried by millions in case of emergency but drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has revealed its asthma inhalers are its biggest single source of greenhouse ...

Koura has developed a new medical propellant that makes managing asthma both environmentally and user-friendly By Stuart Corr Asthma is an extremely common respiratory condition – it is estimated that ...

ASTHMA-type inhalers could be a new treatment for autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, where the body attacks itself by mistake. Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that ...