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 ...

BBC journalist David Gregory-Kumar has had asthma since he was a child. In a bid to cut his carbon footprint, he's looking at greener alternatives to the regular metered-dose inhaler. Propellant gases ...

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.

In a “true pivot” in asthma care across the UK, new guidelines urge medics to offer inhalers that both relieve and prevent symptoms to newly diagnosed sufferers who are 12 and over, rather than the ...

A Somerset woman says she suffered a severe asthma attack after having her prescription changed without consultation. Sue* ...

“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 ...

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 ...

AS a Saharan dust plume descends on the UK, millions could be left “coughing and wheezing” or suffering a dangerous health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Atlanta McDermott and Amelia Bridges. (Image: University Hospital Southampton) A new study is aiming to tackle the overuse of ...