Topic: Steroids
5/15/2012
Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study They reduce inflammation in the lungs, improving control of asthma symptoms
Small Benefit of Inhaled Corticosteroids for Sinusitis Review shows benefits may be greater at increased doses and with courses of several weeks duration
Steroid Nasal Sprays Show Small Benefit for Sinusitis: Study They eased symptoms only after three weeks, taken at high doses
5/9/2012
High Infection Rates Seen in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Oral glucocoticoids, but not methotrexate or TNF inhibitor use linked to increased infection
5/1/2012
Arthritis in Children Linked to Infections Limiting steroids when possible may help to lower infection risk, researchers say
4/17/2012
Epidural Steroid Shot May Offer Modest Benefit in Sciatica Nonsignificant reduction in leg pain at one month; significantly improved functional capacity
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart Failure Small studies found benefits for patients' fitness, ability to exercise
4/12/2012
Over-the-Counter Bug Bite Remedies Don't Work: Report Mild reactions might not call for tablets or creams
4/6/2012
Rapid Asthma Treatment in ER May Prevent Admission Giving corticosteroids as soon as possible hastens recovery, study suggests
3/5/2012
Heavy Kids May Not Respond as Well to Asthma Meds As weight climbs, so does daily corticosteroid dosage, study says
3/2/2012
Prescription Meds Can Put on Unwanted Pounds They include drugs for diabetes, mood disorders and other chronic conditions
2/9/2012
New Therapy Might Help Relieve Painful Foot Condition Preliminary study suggests it could work in hard-to-treat cases of plantar fasciitis
1/27/2012
Steroid-Sparing Renal Transplant Yields Successful Outcomes Acceptable 10-year patient, graft outcomes with rapid prednisone discontinuation
1/3/2012
Epidural Steroids Temporarily Up Blood Glucose in Diabetes Glucose levels return to their normal mean within two days of injection
12/16/2011
Study Looks at Stroke Risks in Teen Football Players Possible factors include obesity and anabolic-steroid use, researchers say
12/12/2011
Study Questions Use of MRI Before Back-Pain Injections Routine imaging has little clinical value for certain patients, study says
12/6/2011
Steroids May Boost Survival for Very Preemie Babies New study also found reduced risk of brain injury for preterm infants
Antenatal Steroids Useful for Infants Born at 23 to 25 Weeks Linked to lower rate of death, neurodevelopmental impairment at 18 to 22 months
10/19/2011
Steroids Given to Preemies May Harm Brain Growth: Study The drugs help breathing but should be used with utmost caution, researchers say
9/30/2011
Oral Steroids Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency Children taking the drugs are at high risk for low levels of the nutrient, study shows
8/22/2011
Fibronectin-Aggrecan Complex IDs Epidural Steroid Response Complex independently predicts response to epidural steroid injection for radiculopathy
6/1/2011
Corticosteroids May Shorten Pneumonia Hospital Stay Dexamethasone therapy may reduce hospital stay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Corticosteroids May Speed Pneumonia Recovery in Some Adding dexamethasone to antibiotic regimen helps treat community-acquired pneumonia, study says
5/24/2011
Intratympanic Steroids Effectively Treat Hearing Loss Intratympanic and oral steroids equally effective for treating sensorineural hearing loss
4/20/2011
Inhaled Meds May Save COPD/Pneumonia Patients' Lives Corticosteroids cut death rates among older people with both respiratory diseases, study found
3/22/2011
Steroid May Help Cut Pneumonia Risk After Brain Trauma Hydrocortisone seemed to benefit ICU patients with traumatic brain injury, small study finds
2/28/2011
For Severe Sinusitis, Oral Steroids an Option, Study Says But experts note that the drugs, while beneficial, run the risk of side effects
10/22/2010
Steroids May Only Offer Short-Term Help for Tennis Elbow Beyond 12 weeks they appear useless or even harmful, study finds
8/2/2010
Sciatica Relief May Depend on How Steroid Shots Are Delivered Study found injection straight into spinal nerve might be an alternative to surgery
4/27/2010
Steroids Could Harm Heart's Pumping Ability Rather than enlarged hearts in weight lifters, study finds problems contracting, relaxing
2/4/2010
Steroids May Be Overrated in Treatment of COPD But experts disagree over whether to continue using them or not
1/26/2010
Intensive Insulin Therapy Won't Boost Septic Shock Survival Outcome similar to conventional insulin treatment, study shows
12/31/2009
Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Standard therapy still recommended over steroid injections, researchers say
12/16/2009
Steroid Shots Tested to Treat Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Injections can slow retinopathy, but method has risks, researchers say
11/20/2009
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online Banned products are readily available, researchers say
10/29/2009
Better Drug Emerges for Steroid-Induced Bone Loss Teriparatide outperforms alendronate for type of osteoporosis, study finds
Kidney Damage Another Consequence of Anabolic Steroids Long-term use can lead to severe kidney scarring, new research shows
10/9/2009
Body Clock, Blood Sugar Control Seem Linked Findings could lead to better diabetes treatments, researchers predict
10/5/2009
Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures? Despite medical advances since the 1990s, success rate the same for babies born extremely early
9/1/2009
Corticosteroids Treat Bell's Palsy Adding antivirals helps even more with condition that can paralyze the face, review finds
7/6/2009
Even Steroid-Free Bodybuilders Focus on Image Weight trainers show signs of disorder called muscle dysmorphia, study finds
5/13/2009
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies Epinephrine, dexamethasone reduces hospitalization risk by 35%, study finds
4/30/2009
Drug Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms Adding steroid to multiple sclerosis treatment shows promise in study
3/12/2009
European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards Ethnic differences affect results with existing test, study finds
2/9/2009
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD Benefits should be weighed against downside, experts say
1/29/2009
Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies Fewer babies have complications, without ill effects, study finds
1/21/2009
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze Preschoolers wheezing from a cold won't benefit from steroids, study finds
12/19/2008
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies More than one course can lead to smaller babies, study says
12/1/2008
New Twist on Treatment of Foot Pain 'Dry-needling,' steroids effective against plantar fasciitis, researchers say
10/2/2008
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients Inhaled steroids were 40% less effective than they were in lean patients, study finds
8/5/2008
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems Had fewer side effects than corticosteroids, study finds
