News tagged with steroid drugs
Promising drug candidate reverses age-related memory loss in mice
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh today report a new experimental compound that can improve memory and cognitive function in ageing mice. The compound is being investigated with a view to developing a drug that could ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Britain bans 'legal high' drugs
Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Wastewater's Tasmanian Devil
In the months leading up to the summer, a question that I frequently heard was "Tasmania? You're going to spend your summer in Africa?" Another popular comment was "You realize it's winter down there, right?" ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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FDA urges consumers to avoid sexual-enhancement drinks
The Food and Drug Administration advised consumers on Thursday not to buy or use two drinks sold as supplements for sexual enhancement.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Common anti-inflammatory drug could help prevent skin cancers, researcher says
A widely-available anti-inflammatory prescription drug can reduce the risk of a common skin cancer in humans, according to a researcher at Stanford's School of Medicine. Although oral administration of the drug, celecoxib, ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
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NSAIDs: Take 'em early and often when competing? Think again
Athletes' superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Aspirin, tylenol may decrease effectiveness of vaccines
With flu season in full swing and the threat of H1N1 looming, demand for vaccines is at an all-time high. Although those vaccines are expected to be effective, University of Missouri researchers have found further evidence ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Two targeted therapies likely better than one in patients with aggressive lymphoma
When combined with a cocktail of chemotherapy drugs, two monoclonal antibodies, instead of one, appear to offer superior results in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to Mayo Clinic researchers working ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Illegal use of human growth hormone common among young male weightlifters
A new study published in The American Journal on Addictions reveals that illicit use of HGH (human growth hormone) has become common among young American male weightlifters. Additionally, illicit HGH use in this population is oft ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Case studies: Dietary supplements with steroids pose health danger
Three cases of patients suffering from the adverse affects of steroid-enriched dietary supplements have been reported by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Aug 04, 2009 |
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BALCO agent searches for steroids in supplements
(AP) -- The investigator who led the BALCO probe has taken aim at a San Francisco-area supplement manufacturer, claiming the products they sell are laced with designer steroids.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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New research to reduce drug side-effects
They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Adding steroid drug to MS treatment may reduce disease activity
Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a study that will be presented as part of the Late-breaking ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 30, 2009 |
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'Antedrugs': A safer approach to drug therapy
Corticosteroids are powerful drugs used to treat inflammatory conditions such as asthma and other chronic diseases which has made them among the most widely prescribed drugs. Although the anti-inflammatory drugs offer swift ...
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Oral steroids ineffective in the treatment of preschool virus-induced wheezing
A new study from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that a common treatment for wheezing in preschool children is no more effective than a placebo.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 21, 2009 |
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