Tag: New England Journal of Medicine
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Steroids in Young Children–too Much of a Good Thing?
Intermittent budesonide therapy for children with recurrent wheezing Here’s the issue: my doctor prescribes budesonide (or Pulmicort™) for my child’s asthma and tells me to use it EVERYDAY. Is this really necessary? Conventional wisdom says to use inhaled steroids or anti-inflammatory medications for asthma everyday or they don’t work well. That attitude may now be…