 Telegraph.co.uk | Asthma inhalers in childhood linked to shorter height: research Telegraph.co.uk All children received albuterol, a fast-acting drug for relief of acute asthma symptoms, and oral corticosteroids as needed for asthma symptoms. The slower growth took place only in the first two years of the four-year study. As the study progressed ... Steroid inhalers 'can make children suffering from asthma shorter in adulthood' Asthma Inhalers Could Stunt Height Growth, Study Finds Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers |
