News articles tagged with 'prednisolone'
Early and aggressive arthritis treatment recommended
— 24 Jun 2010 11:01 | HealthDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) should be used early and aggressively at the first sign of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results of an 11-year trial, published in BioMed…
Prednisolone not beneficial in most cases of community-acquired pneumonia
— 24 Feb 2010 12:20 | HealthPatients hospitalised with mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) should not be routinely prescribed prednisolone, a corticosteroid, as it is associated with a recurrence…
'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients
— 23 Oct 2009 12:45 | HealthDifficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland…
Study examines treatment for olfactory loss after viral infection
— 20 Oct 2009 10:30 | HealthTreatment with a glucocorticoid medication, either alone or in combination with Ginkgo biloba, appears to significantly improve the sense of smell in individuals with previous olfactory…
Oral steroids ineffective in the treatment of preschool virus-induced wheezing
— 24 Jan 2009 17:48 | HealthA 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…
A rare case of collagenous colitis presenting as protein-losing enteropathy
— 3 Nov 2008 15:52 | HealthSince the first report in 1976, collagenous colitis has been associated with a variety of conditions, including use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors.…
Why could prednisolone suppress the hepatic ischaemia-reperfusion injury?
— 8 Oct 2008 07:18 | HealthHepatic ischaemia-reperfusion injury is a serious complication but unavoidable problem in liver surgery including liver transplantation and hepatic resection. The most important consequence…
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