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Steroids Aid Recovery From Pneumonia, Researchers Say
Adding corticosteroids to
traditional antimicrobial
therapy might help people
with pneumonia recover more
quickly than with
antibiotics alone,
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Seasonal Programmed Brain Cell Death Foiled In Living Birds
Neurons in brains of one
songbird species equipped
with a built-in suicide
program that kicks in at the
end of the breeding season
have been kept alive for
... > full story
Blood Pressure Drug May Curb Brain Damage From Alzheimer's, Depression And Schizophrenia
A drug used to treat high
blood pressure and
enlargement of the prostate
may protect the brain from
damage caused by
... > full story
Faster, More Efficient Method For Detecting Illegal Steroids In Urine
Amid growing concerns about
sports "doping," researchers
report development of a
faster and more efficient
method for detecting the
... > full story
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Member Of NFL Hall Of Fame Diagnosed With Degenerative Brain Disease
October 28, 2009 — Medical researchers have announced that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffered from the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) when he died, becoming ... > full story -
Childhood Physical Abuse Linked To Cancer
June 25, 2009 — Childhood physical abuse is associated with elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to a new ... > full story -
Symptoms Of Depression In Obese Children Linked To Elevated Cortisol
June 15, 2009 — A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in ... > full story -
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Adding Steroid Drug To MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity
May 2, 2009 — Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a new ... > full story -
Asthma Drugs Need To Be Maintained For Continued Benefit, Study Shows
February 27, 2009 — Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the drugs, new results from a comprehensive childhood asthma study ... > full story -
Rationale For Deciding Which Glucocorticoid To Use To Treat Preterm Babies
January 28, 2009 — Although drugs known as glucocorticoids are used clinically to treat mothers at risk of preterm delivery and infants with life-threatening lung conditions, there are ongoing concerns about the ... > full story -
NO Help: Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Help Most Children With Asthma
January 8, 2009 — A recent multi-center prospective study found that calibrating medications based on daily monitoring of the fractional exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms in asthmatic children showed no significant ... > full story -
Focus Attention Upon Distributors Of Human Growth Hormone, Scientists Urge
June 18, 2008 — A great deal of attention has been paid to the use of growth hormone by elite athletes and a few vocal entertainers. But underlying this tip of the iceberg is a $2 billion dollar a year business, ... > full story -
Testosterone Levels Predict City Traders' Profitability
April 15, 2008 — When city traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers have discovered. The scientists hypothesize that this may be because ... > full story -
Genes, Brain Chemistry May Dictate Nicotine Cravings
November 8, 2007 — Individual brain chemistry and genes could be key to understanding why some people become addicted to nicotine and why the chemical compound's effects appear to diminish at ... > full story
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