Steroids may be present in some eczema creams

By admin | Jun 17, 2010

Many herbal creams contain steroids that can result in permanent damages to patients using them, as per scientists from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffied, UK.
The scientists made a call of stringent regulations after identifying that most of the creams used for treating eczema and labeled as ‘herbal’ contain powerful steroids.
From MedicalNewsToday.com:
Eczema [...]






Children with allergies are over-burdened with steroids

By admin | May 21, 2010

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 [...]






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