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Steroid induced osteoporosis is common among patients under the maintenance of drugs such as prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone and cortisone. These types of steroids are called glucocorticoids. These hormones are created naturally by the body to facilitate decrease in inflammation among patients with autoimmune disease. Patients with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and asthma commonly take [...]

A particular type of steroids known as glucocorticoids (GCC), were found in female mouse urine and goes straight to the male mouse’s head. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found the compounds activate nerve cells in the male mouse’s nose with unprecedented effectiveness.
Glucocorticoids are mainly involved in energy metabolism, stress [...]

A review revealed that this disease can be treated with low doses of steroids which inhibit joint damage when used during the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The steroids studied in the review are known as glucocorticoids and include the well-known anti-inflammatory prednisone. This medication is often prescribed in the first few months after [...]

As per a review led by John Kirwan of Liverpool Women’s Hospital in England, low dosages of steroids can help in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis at the initial stages by restraining joint damage to a considerable extent.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic ailment under which body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy joint tissues leading [...]