The fact that most asthmatic people do not take their inhaled steroid medications on time may be the reason behind a majority of asthma hospitalization cases, as per a research that featured in an issue of the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI).
The JACI is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of [...]
Gene activity can be influenced to a considerable extent via intermittent signaling by steroid hormones, according to a research by scientists at the University of Bristol and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA. These findings were published online and appeared in the September 2009 issue of Nature Cell Biology.
It is considered that the findings would [...]
Teriparatide, a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone can be used to treat glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP), as per a recent study.
It was found by the involved researchers that patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and administered with teriparatide for a period of 36 months displayed a higher increase in the level of bone mineral density and [...]
According to a recently concluded study, steroid treatment on a daily basis can help boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy previously unable to walk for long on their own can benefit to a considerable extent apart from reducing the risk of scoliosis.
The results were part of a study that was published in the May 8, 2007, [...]
John Egan Jr., the State Supreme Court Justice, has quashed a subpoena to grant access to thousands pages of documents pertaining to the new $1.5 billion stadium by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky. It was remarked by Egan that subpoenas should not be used as fishing expeditions.
The Yankees camp cheered the order after being buzzing with word [...]
As per a new research published by Cell Press in an issue of Molecular Cell, valuable insight has been obtained into a previously undescribed mechanism, which is expected to regulate prominent breast cancer-linked protein.
The research is expected to offer a new paradigm to improve the understanding of fundamental processes that contribute to breast cancer. It [...]
Bleeding is of particular concern after tonsillectomies because the wound is not sewn up or covered and is exposed to food, air and saliva. A large blood supply courses through the area and, if hemorrhaging occur, manual compression is next to impossible. That means surgery becomes the only option. But a study showed that the [...]
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia can now feel better when their stress cortisol level is stimulated with low doses of hydrocortisone. Based on the study of Dr. Kent Holtorf, most patients with severe CFS and fibromyalgia have low levels of the steroid hormone cortisol due to dysfunction in the brain system called [...]
It seems like steroid or other banned drugs have a very strong bond with sports players. In another recent issue related to doping scandal, six players of Real Juventud, which is a first division club of Honduran, were cleared from the charges on March 21. The players were charged last month for the use of [...]