Medics have warned that some asthma sufferers using blue inhalers could be putting their health at risk. More than seven million Brits are living with asthma, according to Asthma and Lung UK. An ...
Understanding if local prescription patterns are influenced by guidance could help policymakers understand what is needed to further encourage a shift to asthma inhalers with less of a climate impact.
The carbon footprint of blue inhalers is being compared to a lengthy car trip in advice released to asthma patients as British doctors are told to switch out the sprays for a more effective treatment.
“Be wary of [SABA] overuse. It is for when the patient has poor control of their symptoms, but should not be used for routine treatment,” said Holmes, a general practitioner (GP) partner at The Park ...
(CNN) — A UK company that makes products to treat lung conditions could wind up in the hands of one of the world’s biggest cigarette makers, prompting an outcry from health charities that are calling ...
Researchers have found that more than a quarter of asthma patients are still over-using inhalers intended for rapid relief of symptoms. Overuse of these inhalers is linked to an increased risk of ...
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images / AFP Three years after raising health groups’ suspicions by acquiring Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, cigarette giant Philip ...
Jamie Bell has suffered from asthma for his whole life but his heart stopped for four minutes after an attack.
A UK company that makes products to treat lung conditions could wind up in the hands of one of the world's biggest cigarette makers, prompting an outcry from health charities that are calling on the ...
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