Steroids may be useful if given early in ARDS
The jury is still out on whether patients with acute lung injury and adult respiratory distress syndrome derive any benefit from the use of corticosteroids, according to Dr. Stephen M. Pastores.
“This is probably the most controversial topic in acute lung injury and ARDS,” Dr. Pastores of the department of anesthesiology and critical [...]
Steroids not needed by most sore throat patients
Comments OffMost individuals afflicted with sore throat don’t need to ask their doctors for steroids such as prednisone, as per a new review of studies.
There has been “a bit of a push” to make use of corticosteroids for treating sore throats based on inflammation-quelling powers of the drugs, according to study co-author Dr. Brian H. Rowe [...]
Rationale behind success of steroids for lupus treatment revealed
Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have revealed the biological rationale as to why large doses of corticosteroids (steroids) administered over several weeks could help lupus patients stay close to relief.
Lupus is a severe health complication, classified as a chronic inflammatory disease, which affects more than 1 million people in the United [...]
Use of chronic corticosteroids under the scanner
New findings in terms of use of chronic corticosteroids were revealed during the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo, remarked that corticosteroids (steroids) have proved their [...]
Pneumonia risk can increase due to steroid use
A recent research has suggested that the risk of pneumonia can get increased to as much as 70 percent with the use of inhalers including corticosteroids for treating COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Dr. Sonal Singh, an assistant professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was of the view [...]
Children with allergies are over-burdened with steroids
Drug experts issued a warning to parents and healthcare professionals in regard to the fact that children suffering from allergic conditions such as asthma and hayfever are being over-prescribed corticosteroids.
This warning was issued after a research unveiled at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester suggested that most of the children with from multiple allergic [...]
Allergy-associated fatigue can originate from nasal congestion
A research has suggested that individuals with perennial allergies often attribute their day-time fatigue to side effects of medications but the possible reason may be associated sleep fragmentation.
Study’s lead author, Timothy Craig, D.O., associate professor of medicine at Penn State’s College of Medicine, remarked that topical nasal corticosteroids could enhance [...]
Stem cells used for modeling birth defects in infants
Hemangiomas that are strawberry like birthmarks commonly seen during early infancy and believed to be harmless could result in tissue distortion and obstruction of vision in approximately 10 percent of the affected cases.
Corticosteroids like dexamethasone and prednisone have been used since the 1960s for treating Problematic hemangiomas but they may fail [...]
Crohn’s disease patients can find relief with Naltrexone
Naltrexone, an FDA-approved drug for easing withdrawal symptoms from substance abuse, could be used to offer significant relief to patients suffering from Crohn’s disease as well.
The drug, which is presently used for easing drug and alcohol addiction symptoms, may bring relief to Crohn’s patients as per a Penn State College of [...]
Corticosteroids not good for improving patient survival rate
When it comes to improving the patient survival rate in people struggling against acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), corticosteroids are not
effective options.
The finding was a part of results from the ARDS Clinical Research Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
From News-Medical.Net:
“These findings provide important information [...]