A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could ...

Poor treatment of asthma and COPD puts a huge burden on the NHS. For example, £1 billion is spent on asthma treatment in the UK each year and represents 60,000 to 65,000 hospital admissions. In ...

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Patients with COPD had slightly more major adverse cardiovascular events after initiating single-inhaler triple therapy vs a LABA-ICS inhaler.

COPD Over 30 million Americans have COPD, and most use some form of inhaled medicine New research suggests that the majority of COPD patients might be using their inhalers improperly, impeding ...

A further 500 were given the triple combination but in two inhalers. COPD is term used to describe a number of progressive lung diseases such as emphysema. The main cause is smoking, although the ...

Inhalers and nebulizers play a key role in delivering medication to the lungs, making it easier for people with breathing ...

Qualcomm and its rival Propeller are emerging as the tech companies to partner with in the development of smart inhalers. Virtually all the companies active in the asthma and COPD markets have ...