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Inhaled Steroids Exacerbate Pollution's Effect on Asthma – Medscape
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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Common asthma steroids linked to side effects in adrenal glands
Fox News After stopping steroids commonly prescribed for asthma and allergies, a significant number of people may experience signs of malfunctioning in the adrenal glands, a European study finds. So-called adrenal insufficiency can be dangerous, especially if … |
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Common asthma steroids linked to side effects in adrenal glands
Reuters "In the past, patients with asthma, certain immune diseases, those receiving some cancer therapies and those who had a solid organ transplant received higher doses for longer periods of time," Coursin, who wasn't involved in the study, said by email … |
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Tiotropium Complements Steroids in Treatment of Asthma
Medscape To see whether inhaled tiotropium could improve symptoms in patients with mild asthma who are already using steroids, the researchers randomly assigned 155 patients to inhale 5.0 µg/day, 154 to inhale 2.5 µg/day, and 155 to inhale a placebo. Patients … |
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Inhaled steroids linked to improved school performance in asthma
medwireNews medwireNews: Researchers from Greece say that the use of steroid inhalers in elementary school children with asthma may improve school performance over other forms of therapy. Writing in BioMed Research International, the team suggests this could be … |
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Inhaled steroids linked to improved school performance in asthma
News-Medical.net Researchers from Greece say that the use of steroid inhalers in elementary school children with asthma may improve school performance over other forms of therapy. Writing in BioMed Research International, the team suggests this could be due to the … |
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Behavioral: Inhaled steroids in school.
Sponsors: Children’s Research Institute; Children’s Research Institute
Not yet recruiting – verified June 2013
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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: fluticasone; Other: Standard Asthma Discharge Instructions
Sponsors: Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island Hospital; American Lung Association
Recruiting – verified June 2013
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Inhaled, Systemic Steroids Both OK for Asthma – MedPage Today
MedPage Today PHILADELPHIA — Children treated with inhaled corticosteroids or systemic steroids for acute asthma attacks appear to do equally well in terms of hospital admission rates and other outcomes, researchers reported here. An analysis that pooled outcomes … |
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Wary of steroids: New asthma test helps doctors prescribe treatments
The Missoulian “With one breath into a handheld device, physicians can measure the level of inflammation in a patient's lungs,” said Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. “If FeNO levels are high, that signals that the patient's … |
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