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 ...

A new study has revealed that inhalers used to treat asthma and COPD may have emitted over 20 lakh tonnes of emissions in the US — equivalent to the yearly emissions of about 530,000 petrol-powered ...

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 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatments involving inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) were associated with a greater risk for fractures, a meta-analysis of several dozen randomized trials ...

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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 ...

Inhalers that deliver quick relief to patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be taking a toll on the planet, producing as much climate-warming pollution as more than ...

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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 ...

A nurse administering an inhaler (Picture: Getty Images/Tetra images RF) Inhaler use is producing millions of metric tonnes of emissions and having a big impact on global warming, a new study has ...

“Inhalers produce as much carbon emissions as half a million cars each year.” That’s how headlines read after a startling new JAMA analysis revealed that the 160 million inhalers dispensed in the US ...