After a new study showed the use of a “wonder” drug could help hundreds of thousands of severe asthma sufferers, pressure is mounting on the NHS to widen its use.
Presently, most of the 250,000 UK patients who suffer from severe allergic asthma are prescribed powerful oral steroids.
From Thisislondon.co.uk:
Under guidance from the NHS drugs rationing [...]
December 20, 2011 | Posted in
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A new research has suggested that people on oral steroids are twice more likely to suffer from severe vitamin D deficiency than the general populace.
Amy Skversky, assistant professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said doctors should get the vitamin D level of patients measured while prescribing steroids.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Severe vitamin D deficiency is [...]
November 5, 2011 | Posted in
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Treatment involving oral steroids for a period of two years or more could be used to minimize the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related lymphoma, as per data presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, in Barcelona, Spain.
It was reported that benefits of steroids were noticed irrespective of when in the course [...]
August 19, 2010 | Posted in
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A potential breakthrough was discovered by researchers at the Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester that can be more than just useful for treating a rare, fatal medical complication that affects children and young people.
One patient has already been treated and experienced significant benefits as per scientists and clinicians [...]
July 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can find significant relief coming their way with CH-1504, a potential oral drug for RA. Treatment with this drug is easier when compared to presently available treatment options.
A pharmaceutical company specializing in treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other immunological diseases, Chelsea Therapeutics, is presently developing an oral anti-inflammatory [...]
July 11, 2010 | Posted in
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A rare but devastating disease with an unknown cause, Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis, can possibly be managed now after a potential breakthrough was announced by researchers at Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester.
Clinicians and scientists from the two universities have already treated one patient and noticed promising results.
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June 17, 2010 | Posted in
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A protein which is considered to stimulate blood vessel growth was recently identified to be responsible for cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe sinusitis forms.
The finding was disclosed by researchers from John Hopkins and is considered to have implications for development of novel therapies [...]
May 27, 2010 | Posted in
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CH-1504, a potential oral drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can help women to treat their condition earlier because it is less arduous than the currently available treatment forms.
Chelsea Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company specializing in treatment for RA and other immunological diseases, is currently developing an oral anti-inflammatory medication and conducting Phase [...]
May 13, 2010 | Posted in
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The risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related lymphoma is reduced to a significant extent when oral steroids are used for a period of two or more years, as per a recent study.
Furthermore, these positive effects were noticed regardless of when in the course of the disease the steroids were initially administered. It was, however, disclosed [...]
April 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Black teenagers are three times more likely than their white counterparts to have steroid-resistant asthma, 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 at an increased risk of [...]
April 5, 2010 | Posted in
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