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 ...

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) - 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 ...

The efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids for treating moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was evaluated in a systematic review of 13 randomized placebo-controlled trials ...

The research is being presented at the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE in Copenhagen Denmark, 10-13 May 2025. Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to ...