Low-cost drug Heparin effective and safe treatment for COVID-19
Heparin, a widely available and affordable drug, has found to limit lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients.
Jan 21, 2022
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Heparin, a widely available and affordable drug, has found to limit lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients.
Jan 21, 2022
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People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more than 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those on just one, new University of Otago-led research reveals.
Aug 13, 2021
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Wildfires are becoming worse and more frequent. Massive plumes of smoke—more dangerous than urban pollution—disperse across entire continents, spreading inhalable particles that can cause smoke-related fatalities and ...
May 26, 2021
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Researchers have found that the inclusion of a third drug to commonly used dual-drug inhalers can reduce asthma exacerbations and improve control over the disease in children, adolescents, and adults with moderate-to-severe ...
May 19, 2021
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Devices that deliver nicotine without smoke inhalation have potential to help smokers who cannot or do not want to stop using nicotine to reduce dramatically the risk of smoking-related disease and death.
May 17, 2021
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Makers of inhalers that contain the nasal decongestant propylhexedrine should make design changes to prevent misuse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Mar 26, 2021
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Sensor-based inhalers integrated into health care providers' clinical workflows may help improve medication adherence and support children with asthma—and their families—to more effectively manage this condition, according ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Early treatment with a medication commonly used to treat asthma appears to significantly reduce the need for urgent care and hospitalization in people with COVID-19, researchers at the University of Oxford have found.
Feb 10, 2021
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Taking steroid inhalers or tablets to treat asthma or control flare-ups is linked to a heightened risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and increased vulnerability to broken bones (fragility fractures), finds research published ...
Oct 20, 2020
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Families unknowingly living in properties previously used as methamphetamine or "ice" labs could be suffering from significant risks of inhalation and skin exposure as meth moves from gyprock walls and other furnishings into ...
Sep 15, 2020
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