News tagged with dexamethasone
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Drug combination shows promise for newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, study finds
A new three-drug combination used to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma may be effective as a front-line therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a study led by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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High response rates seen in phase-III trial of chemotherapy, new drug and stem cells in myeloma
The first study of its kind comparing two different approaches to treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma has found that both treatments achieved a positive response, researchers said at the 35th Congress of the European ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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IV treatment may lower risk of dying from bacterial meningitis
New research shows that an intravenous (IV) treatment may cut a person's risk of dying from bacterial meningitis. The research is published in the September 29, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Coping with chemo in childhood cancer
Although nausea and vomiting are common in children undergoing chemotherapy, few quality studies identify absolutely the best way to prevent and treat this problem in kids, said Robert Phillips, M.D., lead author of a new ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Clinicians Attempt to Prenatally Prevent Homosexuality
(PhysOrg.com) -- "This is the first we know in the history of medicine that clinicians are actively trying to prevent homosexuality," says Alice Dreger, professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Clinical study shows promising approach for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
(PhysOrg.com) -- A phase three clinical trial directed by Rudolph M. Navari, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Walther Cancer Institute, demonstrated that a novel combination of drugs appears to be very successful ...
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. It is 20 to 30 times more potent than the naturally occurring hormone cortisol and 4 to 5 times more potent than prednisone.
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