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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 ...

Health created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study connects gene variant to response to asthma drugs

A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. Researchers found that asthma patients who have two ...

Genetics created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People hospitalized with asthma 'less likely to die from swine flu'

People with asthma who are admitted to hospital with pandemic influenza H1N1 (swine flu) are half as likely to die or require intensive care than those without asthma, according to new research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study puts a new spin on ibuprofen's actions

Ibuprofen, naproxen, and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) – the subjects of years of study – still have some secrets to reveal about how they work.

Medical research created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research could extend life of arthritic joints

A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis also builds cartilage around joints and could potentially be repurposed to treat millions of people suffering from arthritis, according to orthopaedic ...

Medical research created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop urine test for cancer

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a ground-breaking technique that uses a urine test to help to diagnose adrenal cancer.

Cancer created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stopping arthritis before it starts

About 27 million Americans suffer from arthritis, and more than three million of those cases result from a joint injury, often in the knee, that provokes slow and steady cartilage deterioration.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Commonly prescribed antibiotic reduces acute COPD attacks

Adding a common antibiotic to the usual daily treatment regimen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce the occurrence of acute exacerbations and improve quality of life, reports new results from a clinical ...

Medications created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical and surgical treatments equally effective for common inflammatory condition of the eye, study finds

Patients with uveitis, the fifth leading cause of vision loss in the United States, treated with either systemic anti-inflammatory medicine or with a time-release implant surgically placed inside the eye experienced a similar ...

Inflammatory disorders created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study evaluates pressure device worn on the ear at night as treatment for scar tissue

A study of seven patients examined use of a pressure device worn overnight to supplement other therapy for auricular keloids (scar tissue buildup of the ear), as reported in an article published Online First today by Archives of ...

Other created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomarker may signal whether common back pain treatment will work, doctor finds

A new study from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a unique protein complex that can be used to predict whether an epidural steroid injection will help relieve pain caused by a herniated ...

Medical research created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lawson scientist presents joint pain treatment 2.0

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting roughly 10% of Canadians. This degradation of the joints is painful and crippling, especially when it affects the knee. Although there are viable OA treatment ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0