Steroids show efficacy for easing down COPD disease activity

Inhaled steroids can lead to reduced mortality risk in patients afflicted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Use of steroids by COPD patients keep them better protected than those not making use of them, according to Christine Macie, MD, FCCP, Cambridge Hospital, Ontario, Canada and author of the study.
From Bio-medicine.org:

“Our results indicate that the [...]

Preeclampsia treatment possible with heart treatment drug

Digibind, a drug which is presently prescribed to patients suffering from complications of the heart, can prove useful to provide relief to expecting mothers with severe preeclampsia.
The drug is presently being evaluated for efficacy by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
From News-Medical.Net:

“Preeclampsia is the No. 1 killer of pregnant [...]

Avastin could be helpful in slowing down tumor progression

The use of Avastin was found helpful, safe, and effective in context of treating a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors as per a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors.
Avastin or Bevacizumab stood out as a potential, effective therapy for gliomas, according to Marc Chamberlain, who is director of the [...]

Short term steroid therapy effective after asthma attack

The chances of an asthma attack relapsing are minimized to a considerable extent when asthmatic patients are administered with a short course of corticosteroids after they are discharged from the hospital, as per a Cochrane Systematic Review.
The review strongly endorses the administration of systematic corticosteroids to treat outpatients after they have been discharged from the [...]

Drop in offense attributed to ban on amphetamines, not steroids

According to a Major league official, the steep drop in offense in baseball has been primarily because of the ban on amphetamines and not on steroids.
This steep drop in offense is mainly due to efforts by Bud Selig & Co. for piggybacking the amphetamines ban on top of the steroids testing agreement with the union [...]

Naltrexone can provide unmatched benefit to Crohn’s disease patients

An FDA-approved drug, Naltrexone, which is currently prescribed for easing out withdrawal symptoms related to substance abuse, can be used for offering significant relief to patients suffering from Crohn’s disease.
The finding was revealed by a pilot study by the Penn State College of Medicine.
From News-Medical.Net:
Typical treatment for Crohn’s involves using steroids or corticosteroids, which suppress [...]

Call of caution for Physicians treating COPD patients

Physicians need to observe a high sense of care and caution while dealing with their COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients, according to Lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins.
This finding serves as a reminder to physicians treating COPD patients so that timely and required steps can be taken to avoid pneumonia, which doubles their risk [...]

Muscle wasting complications can be treated with steroids

Muscle wasting, a common complication experienced by HIV patients, can be effectively treated with anabolic steroids and administration of steroids could lead to modest body weight and muscle mass gains, as per a recent review.
The gains can be termed as relevant in clinical terms as per lead author Karen Johns, a [...]

Sinusitis treatment gets effectively managed with steroid nasal sprays

Rhinocort, Flonase, and Nasonex are some of the steroid sprays presently prescribed and used for treating individuals afflicted with sinusitis but the use of these sprays is yet to be accepted on a universal basis.
Approximately 37 million people in the United States alone suffer from sinusitis, which is an inflammation of [...]

Brian McNamee’s version awaited by lawyer of Roger Clemens

The statement of Brian McNamee who will be appearing before the Washington, D.C., grand jury investigating Roger Clemens for perjury will be awaited with great interest by Rusty Hardin, the lawyer hired by Roger Clemens for defending himself against claims that he made use of steroids.
Two-and-a-half years ago, Hardin called McNamee [...]