Inhaled steroid use for asthma kids probed

By Sarah Wiedersehn
Updated March 8 2018 - 2:57pm, first published 2:55pm
Experts hope the findings will better inform caregivers about how to treat young asthma patients.
Experts hope the findings will better inform caregivers about how to treat young asthma patients.

Significantly increasing a child's use of inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma flare-up is ineffective and may be associated with slowing their growth, an international study has found.

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