Steroids not effective for chest infections in adults who don ’ t have asthma or other chronic lung disease

Oral steroids should not be used for treating acute lower respiratory tract infection (or ‘ chest infections ’ ) in adults who don ’ t have asthma or other chronic lung disease, as they do not reduce the duration or severity of symptoms, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA [22 August].
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