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Study: Some cystic fibrosis patients can stop using inhaled steroids

Study: Some cystic fibrosis patients can stop using inhaled steroids

(Forbes.com) UPDATED 2006-06-15

Researchers in London have found that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who stop taking inhaled corticosteroids like Flovent may not suffer any adverse side effects. More than 50 percent of CF patients in Britain take an inhaled corticosteroid to control CF symptoms, but the drugs have been linked to some side effects, including slowed growth in children. Read full story >

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