Article: STEROID INHALANTS FOR ASTHMA MAY RAISE CATARACT RISK.(News)

Article: Use of inhalants is tied to cataracts in study Steroids used for asthma relief appear to cause problems of their own
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 21, 1997 ;     411 words ......their risk of cataracts, a study says...that users of inhaled steroids had double the...type of serious cataracts. Asthma experts...370 who used inhaled steroids. They found that cataracts became more common...combine to cause cataracts. These can include...diabetic. ...

Article: Inhaled steroids and cataracts
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......NJ) 10-06-2003 Inhaled steroids and cataracts By HALEH V. SAMIEI...also true of inhaled steroids. THIS STUDY involved...479 people with cataracts and an equal...of those with cataracts had used inhaled steroids, compared with...

Article: Study links steroids to cataracts
The Boston Globe;  July 3, 1997 ;     224 words ......increase the risk of cataracts, a study of older Australians has found. Users of inhaled steroids in the study had double...common type of serious cataracts. Asthma experts, however...strong evidence that the inhaled variety causes this problem...including 370 who used inhaled ...

Article: STEROIDS FOR ASTHMA SUFFERERS LINKED TO CATARACTS.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 3, 1997 ;     246 words ......increase the risk of cataracts, a study found. The study...found that users of inhaled steroids had double the usual...common type of serious cataracts. Asthma experts, however...strong evidence that the inhaled variety -- a mainstay...including 370 who used inhaled steroids. ...

Article: Breathing freely threatens seeing clearly. (inhaled steroids linked to glaucoma risk)(Brief Article)
Science News;  March 8, 1997 ;     603 words ......sigh of relief with the advent of inhaled steroids in the early 1990s. These widely used...of oral steroids. So effective are inhaled steroids at staving off asthma attacks that...research indicates, however, that inhaled steroids may have an unsuspected dark side...

Article: Long-term use of inhaled steroids may increase risk of cataracts.
Biotech Week;  October 8, 2003 ;     307 words ......Long-term use of inhaled steroids to prevent asthma...increase the risk of cataracts, suggests new research...had been prescribed inhaled steroids compared with just...therapeutic benefits of inhaled steroids have to be weighed...

Article: Inhaled Steroids Accelerate Bone Loss In Women.(Brief Article)
Immunotherapy Weekly;  October 17, 2001 ;     660 words ......compared with those who do not use inhaled steroids, according to results of a new study...Massachusetts, report that the effect of the inhaled steroids was directly related to the dose...the National Institutes of Health. Inhaled steroids are the recommended treatment for...

Article: Inhaled Steroids Accelerate Bone Loss In Women.
Women's Health Weekly;  October 18, 2001 ;     660 words ......compared with those who do not use inhaled steroids, according to results of a new study...Massachusetts, report that the effect of the inhaled steroids was directly related to the dose...the National Institutes of Health. Inhaled steroids are the recommended treatment for...

Article: INHALED STEROIDS CAN SAVE LIVES.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 3, 2000 ;     263 words ......until now whether treating asthma with inhaled steroids actually saves lives. Inhaled steroids are widely used and reduce the inflammation...comparison group averaged one-third more inhaled steroids a year than those who died. The researchers...

Article: Inhaled steroids reduce admissions. (news).
Nursing Standard;  October 9, 2002 ;     194 words ...REGULAR USE of inhaled steroids can reduce hospital admissions...and 1991 found that the use of inhaled steroids cut overall hospital admission...monitoring, but only if the inhaled steroids were regularly and consistently...

Article: ASTHMA INHALANTS ADD TO CHANCE OF CATARACTS.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  July 3, 1997 ;     124 words ......inhalants may increase the risk of cataracts, a study found. The study, conducted...older adults, found that users of inhaled steroids had double the usual risk of the most common type of serious cataracts. Asthma experts, however, cautioned...steroids have long been linked with cataracts. ...

Article: Using inhaled steroids may raise cataract risk.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 29, 2003 ;     677 words ......asthma who use inhaled steroids over the long term...risk of developing cataracts, a new study suggests...history of using inhaled steroids, compared with...people without cataracts. Even more intriguing...

Article: Study: Inhaled steroids might cause bone loss; Azmacort: Drugs is used to treat asthma
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 27, 2001 ;     362 words ...Inhaled steroids, widely used to treat asthma, cause...direct relation between the amount of inhaled steroids used and a decrease in bone density...therapy-induced bone loss," she said. The inhaled steroids study looked at three groups of...

Article: Study: Inhaled steroids don't prevent asthma in toddlers
AP Worldstream;  May 10, 2006 ;     401 words ......2006 Dateline: LOS ANGELES Giving inhaled steroids to toddlers at high risk of developing...study in Denmark found that taking inhaled steroids doesn't stave off asthma in infants...according to federal statistics. Inhaled steroids are often the first line of defense...