Any study that
has to deal with asthma and its treatment is important to notice because of the
growing problem of asthma in the country. When it deals with steroids, a
particularly important treatment, it becomes even more pressing.
According to two separate reports in the New England Journal of Medicine, using
inhaled steroids to treat asthma in young children does not alter the course of
the disease and should not be used for that purpose. According to two
studies, there is no doubt that inhaled steroids such as Pulmicort and Flovent
reduce swelling and inflammation in the airways and help control the wheezing
and breathlessness associated with asthma. But some doctors prescribe
them to very young children considered at risk of developing asthma in the hope
that the disease won't develop in the first place. This doesn't
work. It's important to know this because steroid medications are not
without side-effects and should not be used without caution and worry about
limited use.
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