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CBS Local |
Local Doctor's Study Examines Whether Allergy & Asthma Drugs Stunt Growth In Kids
CBS Local “Up until now, we've never really known what combination therapy does to the growth of children,” Dr. David Skoner, an allergist at Allegheny General Hospital, says. This allergist's research says yes. “The results of our study shows that the effect is … |
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Newsweek |
Asthma Medication May Stunt Growth in Childhood
Newsweek Certain corticosteroids used to manage symptoms of asthma may stunt growth in children who use the drugs within the first two years of their life, according to research presented Saturday at the 54th Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology … Asthma: Asthma Medicine Results In Stunted Growth Asthma Medication Linked to Stunted Growth, Infant Study |
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EverythingLubbock.com |
Healthcast, Some Asthma Medications May Stunt Growth
EverythingLubbock.com New research has linked some asthma medications to stunted growth. Doctors often prescribe inhaled corticosteroids to infants who have recurring wheezing. Finnish researchers found those kids were often short for their age. A new study has found kids … |
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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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Some Asthma Medications may Stunt Growth in Children
Growing Your Baby While sometimes a necessity, medications can and often do have side effects. Asthma medications are no different. In fact, a recent study has revealed that certain types of asthma drugs can stunt growth in young children. However, when compared to the … |
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Mirror.co.uk |
Asthma inhalers 'can stunt growth of kids'
Mirror.co.uk During the first year of treatment, the widely used remedies cut growth rates by about half a centimetre, said scientists. But they and other experts stressed that slight loss of growth was a small price to pay for protection against potentially lethal … |
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Medical Daily |
Asthma Medications Could Stunt Children's Growth, Up To Half A Centimeter …
Medical Daily Inhaled corticosteroids may cause children with mild to moderate persistent asthma to stop growing, by up to half a centimeter, during the first year of treatment, a pair of new studies finds. This effect was not cumulative over ensuing years, and … |
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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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The Independent |
Asthma inhalers can stunt growth in children, new research finds
The Independent Samantha Walker, director of research and policy at the charity Asthma Research UK, said: "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 … |
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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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