The fact that most asthmatic people do not take their inhaled steroid medications on time may be the reason behind a majority of asthma hospitalization cases, as per a research that featured in an issue of the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI).
The JACI is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of [...]
A combination therapy involving airway opening drug and inhaled steroids having inflammation-minimizing characteristics rather than a normal steroid dose is better in order to prevent severe asthma attacks, as per a review of studies.
This study noted that high doses of steroids may do the trick for preventing the occurrence of asthma attacks.
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Adult and young asthmatic patients on inhaled steroids are in a better position than their counterparts on cromolyn. This finding was revealed in a study that was conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues.
The study made comparisons on both treatment options to judge the better between the [...]
During a recently concluded study that was presented at the American Thoracic Society, it was found that some children may face some troubles in managing asthma when treated with inhaled corticosteroids, which is a mainstay of asthma treatment.
This study brought forward the fact that some of the asthmatic children may actually be less responsive to [...]
At the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle, new findings concerning the use of chronic corticosteroid were revealed.
According to Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., corticosteroids have long been regarded to be nothing short [...]
A recent analysis of a major trial highlighted the risk in COPD patients citing a link between increased risks of pneumonia and inhaled steroid therapy.
According to the first detailed analysis of safety data obtained from the influential TORCH study, there is a risk of pneumonia with inhaled steroid therapy by as much as 50 percent. [...]
According to a new study, some individuals who are suffering from mild asthma and using inhaled steroids on a twice-daily basis, may find it beneficial to take them once a day.
Researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and 20 other centers tried to ascertain whether asthma patients with well-controlled symptoms on a twice-daily [...]
Earlier advice on how to manage asthma may be a little faulty. This is what the Nottingham researchers have found after they conducted a study that will test whether the extra steroids were having an impact. The team gave patients an extra supply of inhalers, and told them to break into it when their peak [...]
As per a study, adults and children with asthma can have more control over asthma with inhaled corticosteroids than with cromolyn.
This study was conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues to make comparisons between the two treatments (inhaled corticosteroids and cromolyn) to find the better of the [...]
General Practioners are encouraged to initially discuss the potential risks of inhaled-steroids to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD patients. This is in relation to the recent study which directly links inhaled corticosteroids to pneumonia, osteoporosis and adrenal suppression.
According to Dr John Haughney of the General Practice Airways Group, GPs should explain the potential risks [...]