A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions has disclosed that asthma treatment can be made effective by adding new drugs or increasing the doses of steroids.
The study was published online March 2, 2010, by the New England Journal of Medicine and presented the same day at the American [...]
January 19, 2011 | Posted in
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Increasing doses of steroids or addition of more drugs to steroid treatment can help young children with asthma in an effective way, as per a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions.
The study was published online March 2, 2010, by the New England Journal of Medicine and [...]
December 31, 2010 | Posted in
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With the springtime mountain cedars and tree pollens subsiding and the summertime arriving, individuals prone to allergies can finally expect significant relief coming their way.
Dr. David Khan, associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was of the view that easy-to-implement strategies such as reducing exposure to outdoor venues [...]
July 22, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a recently concluded study, an increased incidence of rejection and reduced incidence of glucose intolerance necessitating treatment for diabetes is associated with early steroid withdrawal after liver transplantation.
This finding was revealed in the first double-blind placebo-controlled study that was focused on evaluating the effects of early steroid withdrawal.
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July 3, 2010 | Posted in
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Young children suffering with asthma can expect significant relief when doses of steroids are increased or more drugs are added to the asthma therapy, as per a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions.
Robert C. Strunk, M.D., and Leonard B. Bacharier, M.D., both Washington [...]
June 25, 2010 | Posted in
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Scientists from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffied, UK, have discovered that many ‘herbal creams‘ for eczema contain steroid, which may lead to permanent damages in patients using these creams.
A call for strict regulations was made by the scientists after discovering that most of the eczema creams labeled as ‘herbal’ actually contained [...]
June 19, 2010 | Posted in
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People prone to allergies would have expected relief coming their way with springtime mountain cedars and tree pollens subsiding, but trouble may come again with summer times.
Dr. David Khan, associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, said sufferers of allergies can avoid them by limiting outdoor exposure during [...]
June 16, 2010 | Posted in
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A complication of diabetes that may result in loss of vision and blindness, diabetic retinopathy, can be effectively treated with triamcinolone.
Triamcinolone, the corticosteroids, can slowdown the disease progression after it is directly injected into the human eye, as per a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of [...]
May 26, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions, children suffering with asthma and continuing to have symptoms while making use of low-dose inhaled corticosteroids can expect benefit from increasing the dosage or adding one of two asthma drugs.
Results of the study, called BADGER (Best ADd-on therapy Giving [...]
May 25, 2010 | Posted in
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‘Herbal creams’ used to treat eczema may contain steroids, as per scientists from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffied, UK. It is important to note here that patients on steroids on a long term can experience permanent damages.
The involved scientists called for strict regulations on the distribution of these herbal creams for treating eczema after finding [...]
May 23, 2010 | Posted in
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