Health Personal Measures

January 22, 2008

Improper Inhaling Affects Treating Asthma and Chronic Pulmonary Diseases

A recent research study findings revealed that more than 25% of the people who are suffering through asthma or chronic pulmonary diseases are not using their dry powder inhalers in correct way. This wrong inhaling reduces the effectiveness of all the treatments.

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This research was conducted in the leadership of Dr Antoine Magnan at the ‘University of Nantes’ in France. Dr Magnan and his colleague researchers explained that dry powder inhalers containing medication are common and very popular among the majority of the patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researchers observed that, “The effectiveness in delivering drugs to the lungs depends on correctly performed inhalation maneuvers”.

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