The combination of steroids and antibiotics is better than the use of antibiotics alone for providing relief to patients suffering from pneumonia, according to a team of researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.
This study disclosed that the combination can prove its worth by restoring health of patients with pneumonia.
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Adding corticosteroids [...]
Children being administered with steroids and exposed to the virus of chicken pox run a high risk of experiencing a more severe form of virus, as per pediatric oncologists at Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
A new research published in the October issue of Pediatrics has revealed that young children [...]
The bodies of black asthmatic children are more likely to resist steroid treatment for curing asthma as per the results of 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 black children are more [...]
Adam Vasser of Los Altos, California, was an active kid with a bent for baseball until one unfortunate day when his young heart was attacked by a mysterious virus. It leads to an urgent need for a heart transplant and steroid-based therapy in the long run to prevent transplant rejection, forcing him to lead his [...]
In a recent interview, Andrew Jones, MD, of the department of intensive care, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom, said that complete reliance on ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) for treating sepsis may eliminate patients who could have gained from steroids.
At the 33rd Critical Care Congress, it was revealed that the measurement of baseline cortisol [...]