Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Skip the steroids for shoulder pain?

(HealthDay)—For relief of shoulder pain, physical therapy and steroid shots provide similar results, a new study finds.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Radiation exposure compared for lumbosacral epidural approaches

(HealthDay)—For fluoroscopy-guided lumbosacral epidural steroid injections (ESIs), the kerma-area product (KAP) of transforaminal ESI is less than that of caudal ESI, after adjustment for length of fluoroscopy time, according ...

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$100 mln deal agreed over US meningitis outbreak

The owners and insurers of a bankrupt pharmacy at the center of a deadly US meningitis outbreak have reached a tentative agreement to pay more than $100 million to compensate victims, US media reported Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Intra-articular, systemic steroids beneficial in back pain

(HealthDay)—Intra-articular injection of steroids is slightly better than intramuscular injection for the treatment of facet joint syndrome, although both are effective, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Infections from tainted steroids ranged in severity: update

(HealthDay)—The tainted steroid injections that caused a deadly meningitis outbreak last year seem to have triggered a broad range of symptoms in patients, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

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