Corticosteroids not effective for last-stage acute respiratory distress syndrome
Corticosteroids are not effective in improving survival rate of patients suffering from last-stage ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), according to new results from the ARDS Clinical Research Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
ARDS is a sudden and life-threatening lung condition that affects more than [...]
Corticosteroids And Antibiotics Hasten Recovery From Pneumonia
Scientist from UT Southwestern Medical Center found out that adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone.
Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has [...]
Steroids combat pneumonia
Advanced medical research studies have brought to light yet another discovery which says that corticosteroids in particular can prove to be highly beneficial when used for the treatment related to bacterial infections like bacterial meningitis. Athletes are usually known to use anabolic steroids to enhance muscle growth but corticosteroids have proved to be of great [...]