Steroids 'safe for baby health'
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Giving one dose of steroids to babies in the womb does not badly effects long-term health, a study finds.
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Bigger babies are not guaranteed to  grow into healthier adults when it comes to cholesterol levels  and related heart disease problems, a study said on Tuesday.
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Children with persistent stuffy nose due to allergy, or "allergic rhinitis," who receive intranasal treatment with the steroid triamcinolone acetonide for one year do not appear to have slower than normal rates of growth, researchers reported here this week at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. However, they say, longer follow-up is needed to completely rule out an effect on adult height.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests.
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A record-breaking baby weighing a minuscule 280 grams has grown up into a healthy young girl, US doctors report this week. But experts fret that the &#39;miracle&#39; baby may raise false hopes among parents about the outlook for their premature infants.
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MOTHERS-TO-BE are today warned a supplement essential for healthy babies could double their risk of breast cancer. Early results from a scientific study suggest the long-term affects of women taking folic
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TORONTO (CP) - Even children with mild croup can benefit from standard steroid treatment, say Canadian researchers, who found a single dose will quell the disorder&#39;s tell-tale barky cough so both kids and parents can relax and get some sleep.
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NEW YORK  - Women who get enough vitamin E   during pregnancy may help lower their child's future risk of   asthma, a study suggests.
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Breastfeeding has many benefits  for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them,  a UK research team reports.
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By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.    The research, which included more than 10,000 patients treated at 239 hospitals in 49 countries, found that 21 percent of those who were given steroids died within two weeks, compared to 18 percent of those given a placebo...
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A new inhaled steroid treatment for preventing asthma attacks in young children has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday.
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A new study from researchers at the University of Calgary recommends all children with croup be treated with steroids, even those children with the mildest symptoms.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Babies conceived through fertility treatments have higher rates of birth defects, but the overall risk is so small that it should not keep couples from having children this way, doctors are reporting.
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Using steroids to treat patients with severe head injuries can be deadly, according to a new study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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Pregnant women can be reassured there is no evidence repeated ultrasounds will harm their baby, scientists say
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Following an asthma flare-up, children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go the ER than are their peers using steroids delivered by a non-nebulizer device, a new study shows.
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.