Beclomethasone - Beclomethasone the generic name for a range of inhaled corticosteroids used to control asthma can cause cataracts, researchers have discovered recentl...

Food allergy and asthma - Although allergies have been identified as an asthma trigger, they won’t cause asthma on their own. In fact, not all allergic people have asthma, and...

Inhaled steroids slow growth in children - More evidence that inhaled steroids carry the same risks as the oral kind. New research shows that children treated with the inhaled corticosteroid be...

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...

Inhaled steroids lower bone mass in female asthmatics - The use of inhaled steroids for long-term treatment of asthma may lead to reduced bone density in premenopausal women.

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...

Inhaled steroids cause spinal osteoporosis - Inhaled steroids reduce bone density in the spine of women with asthma, according to new research. ...

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...