News tagged with corticosteroid injection
Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may help treat severe hip pain
Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may be an effective treatment method for gluteus medius tendinopathy, a common, painful condition caused by an injury to the tendons in the buttocks that typically affects middle-aged ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Corticosteroid injections may be helpful to manage vocal fold polyps without surgery
Corticosteroid injections appear to offer an alternative to surgery for treating polyps on the vocal cords, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Clinical trial seeks to determine whether platelet-rich plasma can ease the pain of osteoarthritis
For years, doctors have used platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, to promote healing after surgery. Now, Rush University Medical Center is studying whether PRP can help relieve knee pain in patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Implant appears effective for treating inflammatory disease within the eye
An implant that releases the medication dexamethasone within the eye appears safe and effective for the treatment of some types of uveitis (swelling and inflammation in the eye's middle layer), according to a report posted ...
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Jan 10, 2011 |
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2009 H1N1 vaccine safe and induces robust immune response in people with asthma
Results from a government-sponsored clinical trial of inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in people with asthma indicate that a single dose of vaccine was safe and induced a strong immune response predictive of protection. ...
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Dec 13, 2010 |
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Desensitisation approaches effective against hayfever-like allergies
Immunotherapy given as pills or drops under the tongue is a safe and effective way to treat hayfever-like allergies caused by pollen and dust mites, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The researchers say the ap ...
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Dec 08, 2010 |
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Tendon problems only temporarily soothed by cortisone injections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cortisone injections which offer short term relief for painful tendon problems, such as tennis elbow, can actually prolong the condition, a University of Queensland study has shown.
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Oct 26, 2010 |
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Plavix may be treatment for dogs at risk of thromboembolic disease
Companion animals that have a long-term need for anticoagulant drug therapies may soon find help in a top-selling antiplatelet drug marketed to humans: clopidogrel, commonly known by the trade-name Plavix.
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Comparative-effectiveness study confirms new treatment for diabetic macular edema
Researchers have shown that ranibizumab (Lucentis) eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina.
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Apr 27, 2010 |
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Children with food allergies should carry two doses of emergency medicine
In a large six-year review of emergency department (ED) data, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, found that many children with severe food-related allergic reactions ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Researchers discover chemical that may protect hearts of muscular dystrophy patients
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a chemical that may, over the long term, protect the hearts of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients - a fatal and most common form of muscular dystrophy ...
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Mar 15, 2010 |
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Steroid injections may slow diabetes-related eye disease
Researchers led by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have found that injecting a corticosteroid, triamcinolone, directly into the eye may slow the progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a complication ...
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Dec 28, 2009 |
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