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 [...]
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 [...]
Patients affected with multiple myeloma get relief from steroid pills
According to researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, steroid pills are effective for improving the overall survival rate of individuals affected by multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow.
James Berenson, M.D., lead author of the Southwest Oncology Group sponsored study and Director of the Multiple Myeloma and Bone [...]
Intravenous Steroid Works Better Among GCA Patients
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is characterized by inflammation of arteries, primarily in the head. This may lead to swelling and headaches, or, as it progresses, vision loss, strokes and aortic aneurysms. For the last 40 years, physicians have been able to treat and reverse some symptoms of GCA by prescribing prednisone, to be taken daily [...]