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Asthma Medication Makes Children Shorter
Press Examiner Physicians often prescribe corticosteroids to manage symptoms of asthma. However, according to the findings of a recent study, children with asthma who take inhaled steroids end up slightly shorter than their peers when they grow up. Inhaled steroids … |
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Care2.com |
Asthma Treatments Make Kids Shorter but Don't Get Breathless Over It
Care2.com It's estimated that about 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with rates rising in so-called developed nations. Drugs called corticosteroids, taken through an asthma reliever inhaler, are prescribed as a first line of treatment because … Some Asthma Medications Restrict Kids' Growth Corticosteroid Asthma Inhalers May Suppress Growth in Children Asthma Medication May Suppress Children's Growth |
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Nature World News |
Drugs Used in Asthma Inhalers Make Children Half a Centimeter Shorter than …
Nature World News New research suggests that inhaled corticosteroids, drugs given to people suffering from asthma, can suppress growth in children in the first year of the treatment. Two study reviews, conducted by researchers at Federal University of Rio Grande in Rio … |
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Children Using Asthma Inhalers Shorter Than Peers, Study Says
Design & Trend (Photo : Wikipedia) Asthma treatments during the first year of treatment have been shown to suppress growth in children. New research suggests that inhaled corticosteroids, drugs given to people suffering from asthma, can also suppress growth in … |
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Telegraph.co.uk |
Asthma inhalers make children half a centimetre shorter
Telegraph.co.uk British health experts and asthma charities said that half a centimetre was a 'small price to pay' for medicine which could save a child's life. Some 1.1 million children are treated each year for asthma with inhaled corticosteroids prescribed as the … |
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 WTVR |
Shorter Time Span for Kid's Allergy Shots
WFAA Nearly 7 million children in the United States suffer with asthma. While allergies and asthma are two different conditions, allergies often trigger asthma. Allergy shots can be very helpful in managing asthma and allergies, but usually require a 3 to 5 … Top 10 worst cities for allergies Allergies got you down? You are not alone Out of the pollen, into the dust mites |
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Children who use steroids for asthma may be shorter than their peers as adults
Washington Post Children with chronic asthma. Corticosteroid medications, which suppress inflammation, are a standard treatment for asthma because they help control symptoms and improve lung function. More than 25 million people in the United States have asthma, and … |
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 HealthNewsDigest.com |
Asthma treatment users a little bit shorter
Regina Leader-Post Results of a long-term asthma study found that children who used an inhaled steroid before they entered puberty were about a 1.27 cm shorter as adults than those who did not. Doctors have known since the 1990s that inhaled steroids taken for asthma can … 'Chaotic' family life damages asthma adherence Children Treated With Inhaled Steroids Are Shorter Than Peers, According To … |
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HealthNewsDigest.com |
Children Taking Steroids for Asthma Are Slightly Shorter Than Peers
HealthNewsDigest.com (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise — Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show. The findings were … 'Chaotic' family life damages asthma adherence Children Treated With Inhaled Steroids Are Shorter Than Peers, According To … |
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 The Atlantic |
The Asthma Medication That's Making Us Shorter
The Atlantic It turns out that the stunted growth associated with the use of budesonide, a long-term medication commonly used to control childhood asthma, is likely permanent. That's according to a study presented yesterday at the European Respiratory Society … Parental problems prevent children taking much-needed asthma medication Problems Among Parents Can Harm Children's Asthma Treatment Adherence Addition of Tiotropium Effective in Poorly Controlled Asthma |
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