A combination of arthritis medications and herbal remedies can prove fatal, as per survey reported in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
This survey disclosed that not only the affected patients but the healthcare professionals looking after them are also ill informed about the severe complication.
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The participants were also asked whether they knew of any [...]
Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have been able to discover a genetic cause in relation to a severe kidney complication, which is the second leading cause of kidney failure among children. This finding was disclosed by The NephCure Foundation.
The study was published online by Nature Genetics and may provide insights [...]
A combination therapy involving airway opening drug and inhaled steroids having inflammation-minimizing characteristics rather than a normal steroid dose is better in order to prevent severe asthma attacks, as per a review of studies.
This study noted that high doses of steroids may do the trick for preventing the occurrence of asthma attacks.
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Asthma patients [...]
A drug that is currently used to treat varying severe health complications can be used to treat membranous nephropathy.
Rituximab, the drug, may prove effective for providing relief to patients suffering from membranous nephropathy. This finding appeared in the April 2009 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
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To investigate [...]
A combination of steroids and antibiotics is a better option than antibiotics alone for patients suffering from pneumonia, as per scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.
It was noted in a study available online that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and treated with a combination of steroids and antibiotics recovered faster [...]
The life of Mark McGwire, eminent baseball slugger, has taken a hit in the last few years and mostly the last few weeks immediately after he confessed using steroids during his illustratious career.
McGwire insisted that his dramatic on-field performances were results of God-given talent and hand-eye coordination and not because he used steroids.
From Sports.ESPN.Go.Com:
“It’s unfortunate [...]
The gene profiles of young children with severe Staphylococcus aureus infections have been mapped as per a study by Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The finding is expected to offer a new dimension as to how the immune system gets programmed for responding to the pathogen.
Dr. Monica Ardura, instructor of pediatrics at UT [...]
When it comes to improving surgical repair of massive or recurrent tears of the shoulder’s rotator cuff tendons, anabolic steroid treatment can be highly effective. This finding was revealed by a research from the UNC’s School of Medicine.
The study, which appeared in an issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, was led by Dr. [...]
The supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA), which was submitted for seeking market approval of Durezol(TM) (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05%, has been accepted for review purposes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the fact was announced by Sirion Therapeutics, Inc.
It was remarked by Barry Butler, CEO of Sirion Therapeutics, that it is encouraging to [...]
Repeated courses of steroids (betamethasone) when administered to nursing women during preterm labor may prove effective for improving survival rate of babies.
Sanjiv Amin, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical center and author of the study, was of the view that babies may go on ventilation when steroid treatment is avoided [...]