Two studies have found that the use of inhaled corticosteroids to treat asthma in infants and children does not alter the course of the disease as the children age. Though steroids do not appear to prevent the development of asthma, one of the studies found that steroids were effective in lessening the disease's symptoms while the children were taking the medicines.
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Doctors at The Cochrane Collaboration, an organization that evaluates medical trials, have found that patients who use inhaled steroids (Beclovent,... Read more »
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know... Read more »
A study of more than 700 school children has found that giving steroids to kids who wheeze does not improve their symptoms. The study found that... Read more »