Asthma hospitalisations among Māori have decreased, according to a new study, but experts warn there is still a long way to ...

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 ...

Data from a massive real-world study of asthma patients has ... went through three or more SABA inhalers in a year were 32% more likely to experience severe attacks than those using one or two ...

Patients diagnosed with asthma should no longer be prescribed SABA alone There are clear data that unopposed or excessive use ...

The cost of medication to treat asthma, the chronic lung disease, is stopping one in six US adults from taking their ...

Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

The independent guideline committee looked at evidence which showed using the combined inhalers when required led to people ...

Massachusetts families are still struggling to find alternatives almost a year after GlaxoSmithKline canceled a widely ...

Despite the positive findings, the research reveals a persistent two-and-a-half-fold disparity in asthma hospitalisation rates between Māori and non-Māori, indicating that while progress has been made ...

If an asthma attack is mild, the symptoms can usually be controlled by using an inhaler. If this does not help, however, you should see your doctor urgently or go to the hospital emergency room.