Taking steroid inhalers or tablets to treat asthma or control flare-ups is linked to a heightened risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and increased vulnerability to broken bones (fragility fractures) ...

The market withdrawal of the brand-name asthma drug fluticasone propionate (Flovent) was linked to increased discontinuation of inhaled steroid therapy among children who had used the drug, a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study, older asthmatic women using inhaled steroids were significantly less likely to die from any cause over 5 years compared to comparable women not using inhaled ...

Prepubertal children treated with inhaled glucocorticoids for asthma show an initial reduced growth velocity. [1] When these observations were first made, it was not known whether the initial drop in ...

ATS 2007, SAN FRANCISCO—Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment, suggests a new ...

Nov. 26 -- TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new review of existing data confirms that some common inhalers don't boost the life spans of people with the lung disease known as chronic obstructive ...

Taking oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to curb inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune disorders, may be linked to damaging changes in the white matter of the brain, a new ...

Benefit of inhaled corticosteroids for sinusitis small Review shows benefits of inhaled corticosteroids may be greater at higher doses and longer duration, but lower cost over-the-counter remedies may ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with milder asthma symptoms tend to fare better in the long-term if they start using inhaled steroids early on, a new study suggests. General guidelines suggest that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Twelve of 810 plasma metabolites were significantly associated with adrenal insufficiency. Patients with low ...

Inhalers had smallest impact The study found the greatest amount of white matter damage in people who use oral steroids regularly over long periods of time. The mental processing speed of chronic oral ...