Medications
'Life changing': New drug eases severe eczema in young kids
Sonia Dhaliwal knows exactly how bad childhood eczema can get.
Sep 20, 2022
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News tagged with oral steroids
Addiction
Timing smoking cessation attempts with women's hormone levels could improve success
Classic characters like Holly Golightly of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and Danny Zuko of "Grease" certainly enhanced the cultural aesthetic of cigarette smoking. But since their time, we've learned a lot about the dangers of ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Medications
Drugs and the sun: Your daily medications could put you at greater risk of sunburn
With summer holidays underway, it's time to think about the sun and your skin. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, so we need to be doing more to protect ourselves from the damaging effects of ultraviolet ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Neuroscience
Recommended initial treatments for infantile spasms are superior to non-standard therapies
Children with infantile spasms, a rare form of epileptic seizures, should be treated with one of three recommended therapies and the use of non-standard therapies should be strongly discouraged, according to a study of their ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Pediatrics
Children who take steroids at increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, blood clots
Children who take oral steroids to treat asthma or autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood clots, according to Rutgers researchers.
Sep 17, 2020
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Medications
Sinuses bothering you? Use those nasal sprays regularly
Nasal saline and corticosteroid sprays are pretty standard treatment for individuals battling chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). They thin out thick mucus buildup and help ease the swelling in the nasal cavity that are the bane ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Immunology
One third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids
A third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several thousand people in The Netherlands, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress today.
Oct 2, 2019
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Immunology
The best way to treat seasonal allergies
Spring welcomes warm weather and sun, but it also is the height of allergy season. Dr. Sanjiv Sur, an allergist at Baylor College of Medicine, explains the importance of managing seasonal allergy symptoms and the best methods ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Medical research
How researchers assess whether medications work
Ear infections, or "otitis media," can cause of a lot of pain and discomfort in youngsters. In some children, persistent infections result in hearing loss.
Dec 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Variations in practice patterns seen in patients treated for COPD
(HealthDay)—There are significant variations in practice patterns and resource utilization in patients treated by teaching staff for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), compared to non-teaching ...
Jul 19, 2018
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