Data Shed New Light On Asthma Drug’s Unexpected Impact On Bones

An analysis of large population databases has recently yielded important findings about chronic corticosteroid use. According to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle, there is some unexpected impact on bones. “For many diseases corticosteroids have been ‘miracle drugs,’ effectively controlling symptoms where no other medications had succeeded before,” said Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D.

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Filed under: Bones on November 11th, 2008