NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study, older asthmatic women using inhaled steroids were significantly less likely to die from any cause over 5 years compared to comparable women not using inhaled ...

SaveHealth reports seven asthma medication categories, including inhaled corticosteroids and biologics, helping manage ...

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 ...

Regarding who can use these inhalers, NHS guidelines state: "Most adults can use beclometasone inhalers for asthma or COPD.

A new study published in the journal of BMJ Thorax showed that inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may enhance the respiratory ...

However, glucocorticoid inhalers should not be confused with quick-relief inhalers used to stop an asthma attack. Quick-relief inhalers contain non-steroid medications that relax the muscles in the ...

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 ...

Nov. 26 -- TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new review of existing data confirms that some common inhalers don't boost the life spans of people with the lung disease known as chronic obstructive ...

Benefit of inhaled corticosteroids for sinusitis small Review shows benefits of inhaled corticosteroids may be greater at higher doses and longer duration, but lower cost over-the-counter remedies may ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily inhaled steroid therapy is recommended to keep mild-to-moderate asthma from flaring up, but it seems there are children whose condition remains poorly controlled even ...

ATS 2007, SAN FRANCISCO—Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment, suggests a new ...

Taking oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to curb inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune disorders, may be linked to damaging changes in the white matter of the brain, a new ...