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Daily Mail |
Asthma inhalers 'stunt growth': Most widely-used device found to reduce height …
Daily Mail 'For a long time now people with asthma have told us they fear the side effects of taking asthma medicines but the good news is this evidence shows only a relatively minor impact from inhaled corticosteroids. No parent should therefore stop their … |
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 Babble (blog) |
Asthma Inhalers Could Stunt Height Growth, Study Finds
WebProNews A new study has found that children who use certain types of asthma inhalers end up shorter than normal in adulthood. The study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medecine, looked at over 1,000 children from ages 5 to 12 who were … Asthma Drug Shown to Stunt Growth Take Control of Asthma This School Year Asthma drug may stunt growth permanently |
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Kids' Asthma Med Trims a Bit from Adult Height
MedPage Today Explain that a longitudinal study found a slight decrease in adult height for children who received inhaled corticosteroids for asthma, especially if they started the medication before age 8. Note that 90% of patients were able to be followed into … |
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 Washington University in St. Louis News |
Child's Use of Certain Asthma Drugs Could Shorten Adult Height
U.S. News & World Report Researchers followed 943 children, ages 5 to 12, who were treated for mild to moderate asthma for more than four years. The children were divided into three groups. One group took the inhaled corticosteroid medication budesonide (brand names Pulmicort, … Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers |
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