News tagged with oral corticosteroids
Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers
Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.
Immunology
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Nearly 5 million asthmatics could benefit from antifungal therapy
An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Toronto.
Inflammatory disorders
May 08, 2013 |
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Asthmatics at increased risk of pulmonary embolism
People with asthma have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, according to new research.
Inflammatory disorders
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Mepolizumab almost halves exacerbations in patients with severe asthma
The largest study of patients with severe asthma to date, published in the Lancet special issue on respiratory medicine, shows that those treated with the monoclonal antibody mepolizumab experienced an almost 50 percent reduct ...
Immunology
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Corticosteroids not effective for treating acute sinusitis
Corticosteroids, frequently prescribed to alleviate acute sinusitis, show no clinical benefit in treating the condition, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Nurse-initiated steroids improve pediatric asthma care
(HealthDay) -- Nurse initiation of oral corticosteroids before physician assessment of pediatric patients with asthma improves quality and efficiency of care provided in the pediatric emergency department, ...
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Beta-blocker associated with better outcomes in treatment of infantile vascular tumors
Compared with oral corticosteroids, use of the beta-blocker propranolol for treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) was associated with higher rates of lesion clearance, fewer adverse effects, fewer surgical interventions ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Injection therapy for sudden hearing loss disorder may be suitable alternative to oral steroids
Treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with injections of steroids directly into the ear appears to result in recovery of hearing that is not less than recovery obtained with the standard therapy of oral corticosteroids ...
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May 25, 2011 |
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