News tagged with corticosteroids
Nanoparticle therapeutics might help people suffering from hearing disorders
For millions of people hearing disorders make a negative impact on their lives. Scientists are looking into new ways of treating hearing disorders, by using different sorts of nanoparticles as original inner ear delivery ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Nearly one 1 in 12 in US have asthma: study
Asthma cases in the United States have risen 12.3 percent since 2001, and nearly one in 12, or almost 25 million Americans, are stricken with the chronic respiratory disease, the government said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2011 |
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Children with severe asthma experience premature loss of lung function during adolescence
Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence and more serious disease during adulthood, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine report. Early identification and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Emerging drug class may enhance red blood cell production in anemic patients
By determining how corticosteroids act to promote red blood cell progenitor formation, Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a class of drugs that may be beneficial in anemias, including those resulting from trauma, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Ion channel responsible for pain identified by UB neuroscientists
University at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Inhaled corticosteroids increase diabetes mellitus risk
Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these drugs may be associated with diabetes development and progression. In a study published in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 14, 2010 |
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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. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Inhaled steroids increase diabetes risk, say researchers
Patients taking inhaled corticosteroids are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and more so with higher doses, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Allergy drug found to clear condition but not symptoms of throat disease
A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. Research ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Asthma exacerbation and large doses of inhaled corticosteroids
There is no evidence that increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the onset of an asthma exacerbation, as part of a patient-initiated action plan, reduces the need for rescue oral corticosteroids. This is the conclusion ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Abatacept found ineffective in treatment of non-life threatening lupus
Results from a 12-month multi-center clinical trial did not show therapeutic benefit of abatacept over placebo in patients with non-life threatening systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Abatacept failed to prevent new disease ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Daycare puts children with lung disease at risk for serious illness
Exposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with a chronic lung condition caused by premature birth at risk for serious respiratory infections, according to a study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Possible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma
A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, reported researchers supported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover biological rationale for why intensive lupus treatment works
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the biological rationale for why large doses of corticosteroids given repeatedly over several weeks may help individuals with lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior.
Some common natural hormones are corticosterone (C21H30O4), cortisone (C21H28O5, 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone) and aldosterone.
For more information about Corticosteroid, read the full article at
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