To reach the lungs, medicine from an inhaler must navigate the narrow passage of the throat, as seen in his aluminum model, without sticking to the moist sides of the passage. Tens of millions of ...

A new teach-to-goal education strategy may help patients to properly use their inhalers during asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) flareups, new research has shown. A new ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many people manage their asthma with an inhaler — but they may not be using it correctly. Studies show that nearly 90% of patients with an inhaler make at least one ...

It's pretty impressive for a 1-year-old to know how to use an inhaler — and even more extraordinary when that 1-year-old is a sea otter. Mishka's trainer, Sara Perry, used food to teach the otter to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (September 21, 2015) – This brainy otter is ...

SEATTLE (KGO) -- A 1-year-old asthmatic sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium is learning a new skill -- Mishka is learning how to use an inhaler to help her breathe better. Staff at the aquarium noticed ...

Health professionals tasked with advising patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) how to use inhaler devices properly and what to do about unwanted effects will be aware ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 16 or less, which implies dementia, predicted errors in using inhalers.

The Seattle Aquarium has diagnosed a sea otter with asthma, the first case for the animal the aquarium believes. Mishka the sea otter was first observed to be having trouble breathing in August when ...

The air was hazy from forest fires, and Mishka, a 1-year-old sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium, could barely breathe. Aquarium staff jumped into action, putting an oxygen mask on the 45-lb. (20 ...