Case study: The risk of steroids for asthma sufferers - My 22 year old daughter has been treated with steroids for her asthma for the past two years. Her doctor assured her that there was no danger of side...

Steroids - The sleaziest of drugs - Doctors tell you that steroids only cause side effects after many years. But new research shows that permanent damage is immediate and devastating. He...

Did steroids cause asthma? - I am a 42-year-old local government worker. I was due to have arthroscopy on my right knee for cartilage removal but, at the last moment, the operatio...

Asthma: low steroid dose - High doses of inhaled steroids offer no benefit over lower doses for severe asthma sufferers who are also taking oral steroids, according to German re...

Did steroids cause asthma? - Steroids and shock - Prednisolone is the most commonly prescribed corticosteroid, and its range of side-effects is awesome. GASP, the UK-based Group Action into Steroid Pr...

Are you suffering from chronic acidosis? - The latest dietary fad to hit the US and the UK involves the acid-alkaline balance of your body and the fact that you need to control a tendency towar...

Steroids for asthma delay growth in children - Children under 5 years of age who start treatment with inhaled corticosteroids for asthma are at risk of growth retardation, report Turkish researcher...

Steroids don't help asthmatic schoolchildren - Inhaled steroid treatment offers no clinically significant benefit in school age children suffering from asthma, according to a study of children who...