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Harm From Inhaled Steroids May Outweigh Benefits in COPD

Posted by Martha on 10/15/2009, 2:12 pm
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 13 - The benefit of adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting beta-2 agonists for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is limited, and furthermore, it's accompanied by substantial risks of pneumonia and other infections.

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Link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/710421

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