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Article: Inhaled steroids safe for children with asthma
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2002
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Inhaled steroids safe for children with asthma
By KAWANZA L. GRIFFIN of the Journal Sentinel staff
Monday, June 17, 2002
A government panel has recommended inhaled corticosteroids as the
preferred first-line approach to treating mild or moderate asthma in
children, reassuring parents and physicians that the treatment does
not slow growth in children.
"There is very convincing data that doses you would use, although
there may be a small loss of growth, are safe," said William Busse,
chairman of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
expert panel. "Any loss resolves itself after one year of treatment."
The recommendation was released last week by the panel,
coordinated by the ...