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Steroid injections prove effective in treatment of lumbar disc herniations

The use of epidural steroid injections may be a more efficient treatment option for lumbar disc herniations, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in ...

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Researchers find epidural steroid injections do not benefit spine patients

Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson examined data on patients being treated for lumbar stenosis and the degenerative spine condition spondylolisthesis and found that patients who received epidural steroid injections ...

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Multiple medicines may double fall rate for young and middle aged

(Medical Xpress) -- Working-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland.

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Researchers identify possible receptor for key breast cancer regulator

A key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression has been identified by researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding ...

Cancer created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

200 million use illegal drugs: Lancet estimate

About 200 million people around the world use illicit drugs, according to a study published on Friday in The Lancet.

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Get ready for spring - hay fever worse in spring than summer

Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery may lead to safer treatments for asthma, allergies and arthritis

Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Costly diagnostic MRI tests unnecessary for many back pain patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins-led research suggests that routine MRI imaging does nothing to improve the treatment of patients who need injections of steroids into their spinal columns to relieve pain. Moreover, MRI plays ...

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Football could contribute to strokes in adolescents

Young football players may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a new study released in Journal of Child Neurology (JCN).

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New approach to graft-versus-host treatment results in improvement for some patients

In a study that seems to pivot on a paradox, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have used an immune system stimulant as an immune system suppressor to treat a common, often debilitating side effect of donor stem cell ...

Medical research created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily wheezing treatment no different from intermittent in toddlers

(Medical Xpress) -- Pediatricians often treat young children who have frequent bouts of wheezing with a daily dose of an inhaled steroid to keep asthma symptoms at bay. But results of a recent study are likely to change that.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New anti-inflammatory drugs might help avoid side effects of steroids

A new class of anti-inflammatory drugs may one day serve as an alternative to steroid medications and possibly help avoid the serious side effects of steroids, based on research findings at the Salk Institute for Biological ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pre-term babies' exposure to steroids associated with impaired brain growth

Premature infants exposed after birth to drugs known as glucocorticoids are at increased risk for having impaired growth of the cerebellum, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study. The cerebellum is a region of the ...

Neuroscience created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study breathes new life into fight against primary killer of premature infants

A discovery by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies might explain why some premature infants fail to respond to existing treatments for a deadly respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and offers ...

Medical research created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oral steroids linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in nationwide study

People taking oral steroids are twice as likely as the general population to have severe vitamin D deficiency, according to a study of more than 31,000 children and adults by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...

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