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The 'Arms' Race: Adult Steroid Users Seek Muscles, Not Medals
October 11, 2007 — The majority of nonmedical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers. According to a recent survey, containing the largest sample to date, the typical male ... > full story -
Batters May Achieve Dramatic Increases In Home Runs Through Steroids
September 19, 2007 — Steroid use by a Major League Baseball slugger may produce only modest increases in muscle mass and bat and ball speed but still boost home run production by 50 percent or more, according to a new ... > full story -
Steroid Medications Don't Work In Treating Lower Respiratory Infections In Children
July 25, 2007 — The use of steroid medication to treat bronchiolitis -- a common viral lower respiratory infection in infants -- does not prevent hospitalization or improve their respiratory symptoms, according to a ... > full story -
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Evidence Underlying Repeated Courses Of Steroids For Preterm Birth Is Unsound, According To Researchers
July 13, 2007 — Researchers question whether giving repeated courses of steroid drugs to mothers at risk of preterm delivery is based on sound evidence. Babies born before 32 weeks of pregnancy often have neonatal ... > full story -
Evidence Lacking To Guide Treatment For Sudden Hearing Loss
June 18, 2007 — Although steroids are the most widely used treatment for sudden hearing loss, little scientific evidence supports their use or that of any other therapies for this condition, according to a ... > full story -
Risk Of Lymphoma In Rheumatoid Arthritis Decreased By Long-Term Treatment With Steroids
June 14, 2007 — Two years or more of oral steroid treatment decreases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis related lymphoma, according to data presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Furthermore, ... > full story -
Female Teen Steroid Use Not Limited To Athletes
June 6, 2007 — Researchers have found steroid use among teen girls is not limited to athletes and often goes hand in hand with other unhealthy choices, including smoking and taking diet ... > full story -
Study Examines Characteristics Of Female High School Students Who Report Steroid Use
June 4, 2007 — Steroid use among teen girls is not limited to those involved in competitive athletics and is associated with a cluster of other health-harming behaviors, including smoking and taking diet pills, ... > full story -
Asthma In Children And Other Recent Asthma Research Findings Presented
May 23, 2007 — Researchers studying inhaled steroids and children with asthma, as well as asthma and obesity, presented new findings from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Asthma Clinical Research ... > full story -
Inhaled Steroids May Not Be Enough For Some Children With Asthma
May 22, 2007 — Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment, suggests a new ... > full story
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