A UCSF study has provided hope to those afflicted with severe cases of bacterial corneal ulcers that can result in blindness, if left untreated.
The use of topical corticosteroids in a randomized controlled trial was found to be neither beneficial nor harmful in the overall patient population, during the study.
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December 7, 2011 | Posted in
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According to a recent report, steroids must be used at least four hours before extubation to reduce the risks of reintubation and stridor in selected high-risk patients.
A quantitative meta-analysis of seven studies was conducted by Dr. Samir Jaber from University of Montpellier I in France and colleagues to examine the efficiency of [...]
July 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Anabolic steroids have often been accused for risking health of people. However, most dermatologists in the United States treat as many as 15 million patients affected with chronic skin conditions with steroids, without the patients ever knowing about the steroid aspect.
It is important to note here that steroid use in the long term can lead [...]
May 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Steroids can easily facilitate the process of recovery in individuals suffering from pneumonia and this recovery process can be even better than what could have been attained with the use of antibiotics alone.
This finding was disclosed during a study by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center. It was suggested that health can be restored [...]
March 23, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center and a published study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, black teens suffering from asthma tend to show a resistance to steroid treatment.
It was suggested during the study that inhaled steroids are effective for asthma control management. Joseph Spahn, M.D., [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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As per pediatric oncologists at Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, children who have been administered with steroids and exposed to chicken pox are more likely to experience a more severe virus case than others.
A new research published in the October issue of Pediatrics has revealed that children undergoing steroid [...]
December 24, 2009 | Posted in
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A new method for treating Ulcerative colitis has been discovered from researchers from the Bristol University that was presented at an international conference of experts in New Orleans.
Dr Tom Creed and colleagues from the Henry Wellcome Laboratories at Bristol University explored the effectiveness of an antibody known as basiliximab as a new treatment option for [...]
November 19, 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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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 [...]
November 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Asthmatic black teenagers are more likely to be resistant to steroids than their white counterparts, as per a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Joseph Spahn, M.D., a pediatric allergist and director of the Immunopharmacology Lab at National Jewish, was of the view that African-American children are more prone to be resistant [...]
November 2, 2009 | Posted in
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