The change comes as a result of a federal ban on CFC (chlorofluorocarbons) albuterol inhalers that goes into effect Dec. 31, 2008. "Before, I felt like the medication worked but that most of it ended ...

WASHINGTON -- Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue ...

January 22, 2009 — The federal government has been aggressively promoting the switch from analog to digital television, but another mandatory switch — one that could affect the health of millions of ...

Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the ...

Time is running out for patients who use albuterol inhalers to replace those propelled by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) with ones that rely on eco-friendly hydrofluoroalkane (HFA). After December 31, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. patients who use certain asthma inhalers made with ozone-depleting propellants should talk to their doctors now about alternatives ahead of a ban that starts in January, ...

WASHINGTON —The Food and Drug Administration at the end of May issued a public health advisory to alert patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane-propelled ...

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration today issued a public health advisory to alert patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane propelled albuterol inhalers ...