The idea of what asthma is and how it should be treated could be due for a rethink, if the findings of a new research study are to be believed. ...
Inhaled steroid treatment offers no clinically significant benefit in school age children suffering from asthma, according to a study of children who experienced wheezing associated with upper res ...
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People with asthma who take high doses of inhaled and nasal steroids are as likely to develop glaucoma as those taking them orally. Investigators from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Cana ...
Inhaled steroids reduce bone density in the spine of women with asthma, according to new research. ...
Any of the inhaled steroids taken by asthmatic children could stunt their growth. ...
New data has found that even low exposure to UVB rays significantly increases the chance of cataracts. ...
Q Since WDDTY last covered the Buteyko breathing technique for asthma (vol 7 no 2), has there been any further research on this method? - H.F.M. Sopher, Essex
I have been trying to figure out how to fight a standard medical procedure, the examination of the genitals of children during routine physical examinations, barring any obvious medical problems. ...
Beclomethasone the generic name for a range of inhaled corticosteroids used to control asthma can cause cataracts, researchers have discovered recently. ...