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Article: ASTHMA INHALANTS ADD TO CHANCE OF CATARACTS.(NEWS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- July 3, 1997
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Byline: Associated Press
BOSTON -- Millions of asthma sufferers who use steroid inhalants may increase the risk of cataracts, a study found.
The study, conducted in Australia on 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 that patients should not stop taking their steroid drugs ...