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Asthma drugs suppress growth
EurekAlert (press release) Corticosteroid drugs that are given by inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, evidence suggests. Two new systematic reviews published in The Cochrane Library focus on the effects of inhaled corticosteroid drugs (ICS) on growth rates. |
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Headlines & Global News |
Asthma Drugs Slow Growth in Children, According to Health Experts
Headlines & Global News Asthma inhalers that contain corticosteroid drugs could play a role in suppressing a child's growth, based on the analysis of 25 previous scientific studies conducted on the issue. Health experts from the University of Montreal and the Federal … |
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Science 2.0 |
Corticosteroid Drugs Used For Asthma Suppress Growth – Systematic Reviews
Science 2.0 They are the most effective drugs for controlling asthma and clearly reduce asthma deaths, hospital visits and the number and severity of exacerbations, and improve quality of life. Worldwide, seven ICS drugs are currently available: beclomethasone, … |
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Fox News |
Scientific review finds asthma drugs suppress child growth
Fox News Corticosteroid drugs given via inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, according to two systematic reviews of scientific studies on the issue. Health experts who conducted the review and published it in The Cochrane Library journal … Asthma medication linked to growth suppression in children Drugs Used in Asthma Inhalers Make Children Half a Centimeter Shorter than … Do asthma drugs result in slower growth? |
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Asthma drugs suppress growth
Medical Xpress Corticosteroid drugs that are given by inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, evidence suggests. Two new systematic reviews published in The Cochrane Library focus on the effects of inhaled corticosteroid drugs (ICS) on growth rates. |
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TheHealthSite |
Do asthma drugs result in slower growth?
TheHealthSite Asthma Children who take inhalable steroids for asthma grow slower than their peers in the first year of taking the drugs, but the effect of it so small that it easily outweighed by the benefits of taking the drug, say researchers. The Guardian reports … Scientific review finds asthma drugs suppress child growth Corticosteroid Drugs Used For Asthma Suppress Growth – Systematic Reviews Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children's Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter … |
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Asthma drugs stunt growth – but only by a centimetre
New Scientist Parents of children with asthma can rest a little easier. The long-standing worry that some asthma drugs stunt children's growth looks to be overblown. It seems that children who take inhaled steroids may be about 1 centimetre shorter on average than … |
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Medical Daily |
Scientific review finds asthma drugs suppress child growth
Business Insider LONDON (Reuters) – Corticosteroid drugs given via inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, according to two systematic reviews of scientific studies on the issue. Health experts who conducted the review and published it in The … Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children's Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter … Asthma drugs suppress growth Asthma inhaler use in children slows growth, research finds |
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Medical Daily |
Scientific review finds asthma drugs suppress child growth
Reuters The first of the two systematic reviews focused on 25 trials involving 8,471 children up to 18 years old with mild to moderate persistent asthma. These trials tested almost all the available inhaled corticosteroids and showed they suppressed growth … Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children's Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter … Asthma drugs suppress growth Asthma inhaler use in children slows growth, research finds |
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The Guardian |
Scientific review finds asthma drugs suppress child growth
TrustLaw (blog) LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – Corticosteroid drugs given via inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, according to two systematic reviews of scientific studies on the issue. Health experts who conducted the review and published it in … Asthma inhaler use in children slows growth, research finds Asthma drugs suppress growth Asthma inhalers 'stunt growth': Most widely-used device found to reduce height … |
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