Early treatment with the corticosteroid dexamethasone, even at moderate doses, doesn't help prevent chronic lung disease or mortality in extremely low birth weight infants and is associated with s ...
Re ‘Steroids caused our son’s death’, my heart goes out to Fionn and Heather Hann. All I can think of to say is - 'Join the club'.
High doses of inhaled steroids offer no benefit over lower doses for severe asthma sufferers who are also taking oral steroids, according to German research. ...
Q My 59-year-old husband was prescribed Flixonase, an aqueous nasal spray for his asthma and sinus problems. After about 18 months, he started getting nosebleeds.
Steroids, even in low doses, can kill or maim. The common thread in the following cases was that the drugs weren't used for long periods but had a swift and devastating effect. ... ...
Patients with advanced cancer are being given steroids without monitoring or any clear benefit. ...
Suspect acidity if you:
* take excessive strenuous exercise, which causes lactic acid to accumulate in the blood
* are diabetic, which tends to cause acidosis through loss of potassium, sodium and ketones in the urine
What is Bell’s palsy?
This form of acute facial paralysis arises from inflammation of the facial nerve that controls the muscles used for facial expressions.
Inhaled steroids used to treat small children with asthma could stunt their growth. ...
Not content with injecting live vaccines into the immature immune systems of babies, the medical authorities have recently approved the use of a steroid for tots just three months old. ... ...