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Premature Babies: 'Rescue Course' Of Antenatal Steroids Improves Outcome, Study Suggests
January 29, 2009 — A new study shows that premature babies born before 34 weeks have a 31 percent reduction in serious complications when given a "rescue course" of antenatal corticosteroids steroids with no adverse ... > full story -
NO Help: Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Help Most Children With Asthma
January 7, 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 -
New Treatment Eliminates Heel Pain Caused By Plantar Fasciitis
December 1, 2008 — Combining an ultrasound-guided technique with steroid injection is 95 percent effective at relieving the common and painful foot problem called plantar fasciitis, according to a new ... > full story -
Steroid Therapies Following Transplant Can Be Eliminated, Study Suggests
October 21, 2008 — Using modern immunosuppressive drugs eliminates the need for steroid therapy as early as seven days following a transplant surgery while still maintaining kidney function, according to new ... > full story -
Steroids Aid Recovery From Pneumonia, Researchers Say
October 14, 2008 — Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, scientists have ... > full story -
Anabolic Steroids Provide A Competitive Edge In Power Lifting Years After Doping Has Ended
September 25, 2008 — Steroid use has been suspected in sports where building muscle strength, rather than endurance, is paramount. Power lifting is such a sport. Researchers have examined the impact of anabolic steroid ... > full story -
Low Sperm Count May Be Associated With Prenatal Testosterone Excess
September 23, 2008 — Exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm count and motility, according to a new ... > full story -
Cells That Mediate Steroid-Resistant Asthma Identified
September 19, 2008 — Researchers have identified cells that may play a key role in some forms of steroid-resistant asthma, a complication of the condition that makes treatment even more ... > full story -
Steroids Not As Effective In Obese Asthma Patients
September 16, 2008 — Researchers have shown that glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma, are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal ... > full story -
Plant Steroids Offer New Paradigm For How Hormones Work
July 24, 2008 — Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal ... > full story
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