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Metabolomic study links inhaled cortical steroid treatment for asthma to adrenal suppression
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Metabolomic study links inhaled cortical steroid treatment for asthma to adrenal suppression

by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inhaled cortical steroids (ICS) can help patients manage asthma symptoms, and recent updates to asthma treatment guidelines have expanded recommended, low-dose treatment. But concerns persist that ICS may reduce production of the steroid hormone cortisol in the body leading to adrenal suppression. While initial adrenal suppression...