Asthma Medication is Very Dangerous to Children

An Australian medical study has determined that the child's asthma medications do not have the benefit of these crime and can have dangerous consequences.

This study released today by the journal The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization dedicated to evaluating medical studies.

Australian scientists say, these drugs known as corticosteroids metilaxantinas been replaced in the industrialized world, but it is important to cure cough treatment of children in developing countries.

"We have found strong evidence that the use connected to your child's cough metilaxantinas (a cure) other asthma symptoms," said Anne Chang, Queensland Children's Hospital, lead author of the study.

The metilaxantinas cause relaxation of bronchial tubes, thereby reducing cough and shortness of breath.
Hazard for children asthma medication

But on the other hand, is harmful to children as they cause an imbalance in the nervous system, irritability and even cardiac arrhythmia can be fatal, according to researchers.

That the problems arising from chronic cough in children, metilaxantinas can be considered as a potential treatment only after other investigations have been carried out and after a careful review of side effects.

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