Steroid News

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Genes That Control 'Aging' Steroid Identified

Posted March 22, 2011:

• Hydrocortisone Therapy for Trauma Patients Associated With Reduced Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk

Posted February 15, 2011:

• How Genetic Variations in Neuroactive Steroid-Producing Enzymes May Influence Drinking Habits

Posted January 27, 2011:

• Discovery Could Lead to New Therapies for Asthma, COPD

Posted January 20, 2011:

• Illegal Use of Human Growth Hormone Common Among Young Male Weightlifters, Study Finds

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Mastermind Steroid Found in Plants

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Looking for Osteoporosis With Scattered Light

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Decade-Long Trial Confirms Benefts of Steroid Withdrawal for Transplant Patients

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Colitis Patients Diagnosed Later in Life Tend to Have Better Disease Outcomes

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Transforaminal Steroid Injection for Lumbar Radicular Pain Proves Superior to Placebo

Posted July 26, 2010:

• Biological Rationale for Why Intensive Lupus Treatment Works

Posted July 15, 2010:

• Steroids Help Preserve Kidney Function in Type of Kidney Disease

Posted July 14, 2010:

• Severe Vasculitis: After 40 Years, Researchers Identify Possible New Treatment

Posted June 15, 2010:

• Different Dosing, Administration of Corticosteroids for Severe COPD Shows Comparable Outcomes

Posted June 14, 2010:

• No Sex Please, We’re Rotifers: Tiny Aquatic Animals Can Clone Themselves Using Progesterone

Posted May 19, 2010:

• New Role for Zebrafish in Human Studies: Animal Model Uses Mysterious Enzyme Also Found in Human Brains

Posted May 17, 2010:

• 'Fountain of Youth' Steroids Could Protect Against Heart Disease

Posted May 16, 2010:

• Estrogen May Reduce Airway Constriction in Women Patients With Asthma

Posted May 7, 2010:

• Post-Transplant Patients Off Steroids Have Fewer Cardiovascular Events, Study Finds

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Tests May Predict Cause of Hospital Readmissions in Newborns and Improve Outcomes for Asthma Patients

Posted April 27, 2010:

• Potential Treatment for Bone Death in the Hip from Osteonecrosis
• Long-Term Anabolic Steroid Use May Weaken Heart More Than Previously Thought

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With More Asthma Symptoms and Medication Use

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Anti-Aging Hormones: Little or No Benefit and the Risks Are High, According to Experts

Posted March 18, 2010:

• Stem Cells Used to Model Infant Birth Defect

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Battling a Biceps Injury

Posted February 4, 2010:

• First Discovery of the Female Sex Hormone Progesterone in a Plant

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Antagonistic Genes Control Rice Growth

Posted December 9, 2009:

• Potential Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Asthma Patients

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Promising Pharmaceutical Agents Emerge as Sports Doping Products

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Athletes on Performance Enhancers More Likely to Abuse Alcohol, Other Drugs, Study Suggests

Posted November 6, 2009:

• New Way To Attack Inflammation In Graves' Eye Disease

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Bodybuilding With Steroids Damages Kidneys
• Teriparatide Outperforms Alendronate In Treating Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Member Of NFL Hall Of Fame Diagnosed With Degenerative Brain Disease

Posted September 27, 2009:

• Relationship Between Androgen Deficiency And Cardiovascular Disease Proposed

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Plants On Steroids: Key Missing Link Discovered Could Improve Understanding of Major Human Diseases

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Protein Modifier SUMO Helps Set Apart Females And Males

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Toxic Chemicals Affect Steroid Hormones Differently In Humans And Invertebrates

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Powerful Nutrient Cocktail Can Put Kids With Crohn's Into Remission

Posted June 11, 2009:

• Natural Hormone May Protect Muscle From Atrophy

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Genetic Pathway Responsible For Much Of Plant Growth Identified

Posted May 18, 2009:

• How Glucocorticoid Drugs Protect The Heart

Posted May 14, 2009:

• New Species Of Cholesterol-Busting Bug With A Taste For Waste Discovered

Posted April 30, 2009:

• Adding Steroid Drug To MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Worms Control Lifespan At High Temperatures

Posted March 30, 2009:

• Allergic Reactions To Plavix Can Be Treated With Steroids And Antihistamines, Study Shows

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Steroid Doping Tests Ignore Vital Ethnic Differences In Hormone Activity

Posted February 18, 2009:

• New Test To Identify Illegal Steroids In Cattle

Posted February 17, 2009:

• Asthma Drugs Need To Be Maintained For Continued Benefit, Study Shows

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