Black asthmatic teens more resistant to steroid-based asthma treatment
Black teens suffering from asthma are three times more likely to have steroid-resistant asthma than their white counterparts with the disease, as per a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Joseph Spahn, M.D., a pediatric allergist and director of the Immunopharmacology Lab at National Jewish said that African-American children are at a [...]
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 [...]
Monitoring of nitric oxide of no use
There are no significant improvements in context of calibrating medications based on daily monitoring of the fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and symptoms in asthmatic children over medicating based on daily symptom monitoring alone, as per a multi-center prospective study.
The results appeared in an issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, [...]
Short course of corticosteroids effective after asthma attack
A Cochrane Systematic Review has suggested that the risk of an asthma attack relapse can be significantly reduced with a short course of corticosteroids after a patient gets discharged from the hospital for an asthma attack.
It was also suggested that administration of steroids can also reduce the use of inhalers and the benefits of steroid [...]
Steroid hormones act differently in invertebrates and humans
Enzymes used for synthesizing steroids in snails, corals, octopuses, and insects are unrelated to those used in human beings according to a team of French and American scientists, including Michael E. Baker, PhD, professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension.
This research was spearheaded by a team at the Université de Lyon, [...]
Cricketers refused to cooperate with WADA regulations
The International Cricket Council is doubting the World Anti-doping Agency’s decision to subject their athletes to Olympic drug regulations.
The Indians remained insistent that it poses as a security threat to high-profile athletes such as Sachin Tendulkar. They are confident that other countries would back them.
The WADA code necessitates that athletes must submit their whereabouts for [...]
Michael Jackson was spending in excess of $48k per month on prescription drugs
According to recent reports, Michael Jackson was spending in excess of $48,000 on a monthly basis on prescription drugs, especially Diprivan and Demerol.
This revelation is more than a testimony to reaffirm the fact that the relationship between steroids and celebrities is still going on strong despite repeated assurances and claims from the government that steroid [...]
Dry eye syndrome has its roots in steroid hormones
One of the main reasons that lead to growth of dry eye may be sex steroid hormones, as per a recent study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
It is believed that dry eye symptoms first tend to appear in adults over the age of 40, but there may be some cases in which the [...]
Xamiol Gel effective in offering much-awaited relief for scalp psoriasis
In aim to help patients suffering from flaking, itching, and soreness that are caused by scalp psoriasis (a common condition), once-daily treatment gel (Xamiol Gel) can prove highly effective. The gel available on prescription is effective since it combines the effect of a steroid and a Vitamin D-like ingredient.
This wonder gel contains calcipotriol and betamethasone [...]
New Benzothiazepine test to help doping bodies catch sports cheats
If recent findings about a Benzothiazepine test are to be believed, sportsmen who cheat with steroids or performance enhancing compounds to gain an unfair advantage over their peers will have a tough time as the chances of them being caught by the doping bodies have increased because of a futuristic Benzothiazepine test.
In the past, doping [...]