Children and adults with asthma can exercise better control over the disease activity when treated with inhaled corticosteroids than with cromolyn, according to a study conducted by James Guevara, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues.
During comparisons made between inhaled corticosteroids and cromolyn, the researchers were able to [...]
According to researchers at National Jewish Health in a paper published online in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, low levels of vitamin D have an association with greater medication use and lower lung function in children with asthma.
Vitamin D enhances the activity of most effective of all asthma control medications, corticosteroids, as per [...]
Researchers from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Asthma Clinical Research Networks at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference in San Francisco evaluating children suffering from asthma, inhaled steroids, as well as asthma and obesity have presented their research findings.
Wayne Morgan, M.D., of the University of Arizona Health [...]
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 [...]