There is a lack of standardized practices for administration of an epidural steroid injection for back pain, as per a report from researchers from University of California at San Diego that was presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 25th Annual Meeting.
Factors such as: which steroids were administered, whether or not a local anesthetic [...]
November 18, 2009 | Posted in
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According to a new review, individuals suffering from chronic asthma might benefit from a new treatment option allowing them to manage their ailment effectively with a single prescribed inhaler including two medicines.
The involved researchers were investigating the usefulness of both a low-dose corticosteroid (budesonide) and beta2-agonist (formoterol) in a single inhaler.
The review appeared in an [...]
November 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, is not only safe but also very much effective at the same time as per the biggest study of its kind. The study results were presented for the first time at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2005, in Vienna.
Lead author, Professor Paul Emery from the [...]
November 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Philadelphia cornerback Joselio Hanson has been suspended four games after violating the NFL’s steroid policy.
According to lawyer David Cornwell, Hanson took a pill he did not know was diuretic prior to the NFC title game last January.
Although Joselito accepts the responsibilities and the consequences of his actions, Cornwell believes that he is a casualty in [...]
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Roger Clemens’ lawyers said the player and his camp were not at all serious when they questioned McNamee’s mental state. That is why Clemens’ camp filed a motion in Brooklyn federal court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by Brian McNamee.
A report in the New York Daily News published last November 12 showed that Joe Roden, [...]
November 16, 2009 | Posted in
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Black teenagers are three times more likely to be resistant to steroid treatment, according to a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. It was remarked by Joseph Spahn, M.D., a pediatric allergist and director of the Immunopharmacology Lab at National Jewish, that African-American children are prone to be resistant to steroid [...]
November 16, 2009 | Posted in
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Doctors would want to solve the mystery behind why a small number of healthy individuals are made so ill by H1N1 flu. Aside from solving this mystery, they would also want to discover the most effective treatment in H1N1 cases.
A study was made by medical ICU doctors from Canadian hospitals involving the sickest influenza sufferers. [...]
November 15, 2009 | Posted in
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Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia have identified a new gene that is responsible for some of the puberty disorders. It was found that the gene mutated in CHARGE syndrome, which is a multi-system disorder featured by many problems from hearing loss to heart diseases and accounting for six percent of two puberty disorders.
These [...]
November 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Steroids might be able to cure various illnesses and medical conditions but it should be taken with caution as it also comes with negative side effects, especially when used for prolonged periods.
Steroids are the cornerstone of treatments for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, colitis, temporal arteritis, psoriasis and allergic reactions.
Most patients would still want [...]
November 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Steroids can aid the recovery process for patients with pneumonia in a faster manner than with antibiotics alone, as per a study by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The study suggested that health of a pneumonia patient can be restored back in an easy, effective manner when steroids are used in a combination with [...]
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