Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study - the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related ...

Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study — the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related ...

Inhalers that provide fast-acting treatment for people with certain respiratory conditions are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, which can worsen both climate change and the conditions ...

GLOUCESTER — In April alone, Leatrice Croswell was hospitalized three times for severe shortness of breath linked to his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. By then, Croswell, a ...

Asthma inhalers are critical for delivering small amounts of medication to people's lungs to improve breathing and help prevent asthma attacks, but those tiny puffs add up to a large environmental ...

How can inhalers contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? This is what a recent study published in JAMA hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the environmental impacts of inhalers ...

Various types of inhalers, including short- and long-lasting options, are available for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A person can get a COPD inhaler through Medicare Part D ...

Digital inhalers may help predict impending acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Metered-dose inhaler propellants have contributed a rising amount to greenhouse gases in the U.S. Emissions per inhaler declined slightly over the past decade, but an increase in annual prescription ...