Article: Inhaled steroids can benefit mild asthmatics

HALEH V. SAMIEI, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-07-2003

Inhaled steroids can benefit mild asthmatics
By HALEH V. SAMIEI, WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
Date: 04-07-2003, Monday
Section: HEALTH
Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B
Column: QUICK STUDY

THE QUESTION: Do inhaled steroids benefit people whose asthma does not bother them every day?

PAST STUDIES have shown that inhaled steroids relieve symptoms of severe or moderate asthma. It is not clear whether people with mild asthma also benefit from these drugs.

THIS STUDY randomly assigned 7,241 recently diagnosed asthma patients ages 5 to 66 ...

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