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Sporadic Steroids May Lessen Asthma Exacerbations For Peds
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration) HealthDay News — There is strong evidence to support intermittent inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for prevention of wheeze exacerbations in preschool children with intermittent asthma or viral-triggered wheezing, according to a review published online … |
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Fewer Inhaled Steroids OK for Asthmatic Kids?
WebMD FRIDAY, May 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled steroid therapy is commonly used to treat asthmatic children with persistent, daily wheezing episodes. However, a new study suggests that the powerful medicines may not be needed on a daily basis for … |
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UPI.com |
Fewer inhaled steroids may be OK for asthmatic children
UPI.com "This article may put our preschooler asthmatics in dangerous territory," she said. "A child who is a known asthmatic without daily controller medications is at great risk to have a life-threatening asthma attack. In these cases, it is better to overdo … |
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HealthDay |
Fewer Inhaled Steroids May Be OK for Asthmatic Children
HealthDay FRIDAY, May 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled steroid therapy is commonly used to treat asthmatic children with persistent, daily wheezing episodes. However, a new study suggests that the powerful medicines may not be needed on a daily basis for … |
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Conditions: Asthma; Asthma Exacerbation; Wheezes
Interventions: Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Prednisone
Sponsor: University of Florida
Not yet recruiting – verified May 2016
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Hindustan Times |
Salt therapy for asthma: Living without inhalers and steroids
Hindustan Times Salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, has helped reduce her symptoms of asthma, for which she's been using inhalers and steroids since she was two years old. “She would cough and wheeze frequently and has been carrying an inhaler with her since … |
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MedPage Today |
Asthma: LABA + Steroids Not a Winning Combo for Blacks
MedPage Today Asthma exacerbations were not reduced in black adults when a long acting beta-agonist (LABA) was added to treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a randomized trial concluded. The mean number of exacerbations was 0.42 exacerbations per … Study compares combination treatments for black adults with asthma The JAMA … |
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BBC News |
Asthma steroids 'could stunt growth'
BBC News Young children given asthma medication before the age of two may not grow to their full height in later life, a preliminary report suggests. The study of 12,000 Finnish infants found that, on average, those who used inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) long … Asthma medications taken during infancy linked to stunted growth … Asthma medicine stunts children's growth claims new report Children under two given an asthma inhaler are 'more likely to have stunted … |
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Cats with feline asthma treated with steroids, inhalers, removing allergens
Charleston Post Courier The most common more serious cause of a cough is asthma. Feline asthma is a common disease of the lower airways. Coughing is the most frequent symptom, but labored breathing also can be seen. In severe cases it can be fatal. Feline asthma is … |
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Inhaled Steroids Exacerbate Pollution's Effect on Asthma
Medscape Inhaled corticosteroids cannot adequately protect children with asthma from high levels of air pollution and may actually exacerbate the effects of pollutants, caution investigators in a clinical study. The authors found that both long-term and short … |
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