Patients afflicted with intertriginous psoriasis (IP) could possibly expect relief coming their way when an application of topical corticosteroids and maintenance with a less potent agent in the short-term are made available to them, according to a study conducted by Alexander Kreuter, M.D, from Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany, and colleagues.
This finding also nullified all [...]
August 2, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a study, multiple-course steroid treatment can prove to be an effective treatment option to improve the survival rate of preterm babies.
Ventilation becomes necessary for children when nursing mothers avoid steroid treatment, as per Sanjiv Amin, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical center and author [...]
June 30, 2010 | Posted in
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently found steroids in OSAS, an intensive body lotion with Aloe Vera and claiming to contain natural ingredients.
This lotion is an unlicensed product sold for treating eczema and psoriasis and can be found in many Asian and African beauty shops in London and the [...]
May 12, 2010 | Posted in
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The risk of cerebral palsy may increase with repeated courses of a drug, betamethasone, used for improving the survival of unborn premature babies.
This finding was disclosed according to results from a multi-center study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by Ronald Wapner, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center [...]
February 17, 2010 | Posted in
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The same corticosteroid that could help decrease the mortality rate among infants could also cause cerebral palsy.
According to as study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the corticosteroid betamethasone, when given in repeat doses could possibly cause cerebral palsy infants.
Betamethasone is administered in pregnant women at risk of delivering premature babies, to hasten their [...]
September 30, 2009 | Posted in
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