NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with milderasthma symptoms tend to fare better in the long-term if they startusing inhaled steroids early on, a new study suggests.

General guidelines suggest that people with mild but persistentasthma use inhaled corticosteroids on a daily basis to help controltheir symptoms. The steroids work by reducing inflammation in theairways, helping to prevent attacks of wheezing andbreathlessness.

In the new study, researchers found that adults and children whostarted on the inhaled steroid budesonide (Pulmicort) soon aftertheir asthma diagnosis tended to have better symptom control overthe next five years.

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