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New Asthma Treatment Offers Hope With Reduced Steroid Dependence
Research indicates that severe asthma can be managed effectively through biologic therapies, eliminating the need for additional high-dose inhaled steroids with potential significant side effects.
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Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
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Will Declare Black Fungus An Epidemic If Need Arises: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID-19 treatment in controlled manner.
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Here's What Constitutes The Treatment For Interstitial Lung Disease
Corticosteroids (ex: prednisolone) is the treatment of choice in many categories of Interstitial Lung Disease. However, there are many side effects associated with steroids like abnormal weight gain, high blood pressure, depression: Dr Anand Jaiswal.
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Steroid Treatment Should Be Reserved For Sickest Covid Patients: Experts
Most adults with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 have a suppressed immune response against the novel coronavirus rather than life-threatening hyper-inflammation, according to a study which suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest patients.
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WHO-Led Covid Drug Scheme Doubles Down On Antibodies, Steroids And Shuns Remdesivir
A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead's remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows.
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Trump Steroid Treatment For COVID-19 Raises Potential Side Effect Risk
US President Donald Trump is being treated for COVID-19 with a steroid that is recommended for severe cases of the illness and that comes with risks of serious side effects, including mood swings, aggression and confusion.
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Taiwan Provisionally Approves Dexamethasone As Coronavirus Treatment
Taiwan provisionally approved the use of dexamethasone, a cheap and widely-used steroid, to treat the new coronavirus, as the island faces a shortfall of the antiviral drug remdesivir after the United States bought nearly all global supplies.
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Steroid's COVID-19 Benefits Confirmed, Spotlight On Immune Cells: Report
The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
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"Important" To Use Dexamethasone For Serious COVID-19 Patients: WHO
It is important to reserve use of the steroid dexamethasone for the treatment only of serious cases of COVID-19, for which it has been shown to have a benefit, the head of the World Health Organization's emergencies programme said on Wednesday.
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"Best News So Far": UK Hails Steroid Treatment For Coronavirus
Britain's health minister on Wednesday hailed the use of a steroid called dexamethasone for treating coronavirus patients as the best news so far of the outbreak.
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Treat Mouth Ulcers With This Unique Method
This newly developed biodegradable patch that acts as a plaster and sticks inside the mouth, thus helping in the treatment of oral ulcers. It creates a protective barrier around the affected area, thus accelerating the healing process.
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New Drug Combination Has Potential For Cancer Treatment: Study
The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug and a contraceptive steroid could be an effective, non-toxic treatment for a range of cancers, says a new research.
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Vitamin D and asthma
Asthmatics with high vitamin D levels have better lung function and respond better to treatment than asthmatics with low vitamin D levels.
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Early steroid exposure not risky
Steroid treatment given immediately before or after birth to reduce the rate and severity of chronic lung disease does not affect heart function in children.
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New Asthma Treatment Offers Hope With Reduced Steroid Dependence
Research indicates that severe asthma can be managed effectively through biologic therapies, eliminating the need for additional high-dose inhaled steroids with potential significant side effects.
-
Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
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Will Declare Black Fungus An Epidemic If Need Arises: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID-19 treatment in controlled manner.
-
Here's What Constitutes The Treatment For Interstitial Lung Disease
Corticosteroids (ex: prednisolone) is the treatment of choice in many categories of Interstitial Lung Disease. However, there are many side effects associated with steroids like abnormal weight gain, high blood pressure, depression: Dr Anand Jaiswal.
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Steroid Treatment Should Be Reserved For Sickest Covid Patients: Experts
Most adults with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 have a suppressed immune response against the novel coronavirus rather than life-threatening hyper-inflammation, according to a study which suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest patients.
-
WHO-Led Covid Drug Scheme Doubles Down On Antibodies, Steroids And Shuns Remdesivir
A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead's remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows.
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Trump Steroid Treatment For COVID-19 Raises Potential Side Effect Risk
US President Donald Trump is being treated for COVID-19 with a steroid that is recommended for severe cases of the illness and that comes with risks of serious side effects, including mood swings, aggression and confusion.
-
Taiwan Provisionally Approves Dexamethasone As Coronavirus Treatment
Taiwan provisionally approved the use of dexamethasone, a cheap and widely-used steroid, to treat the new coronavirus, as the island faces a shortfall of the antiviral drug remdesivir after the United States bought nearly all global supplies.
-
Steroid's COVID-19 Benefits Confirmed, Spotlight On Immune Cells: Report
The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
-
"Important" To Use Dexamethasone For Serious COVID-19 Patients: WHO
It is important to reserve use of the steroid dexamethasone for the treatment only of serious cases of COVID-19, for which it has been shown to have a benefit, the head of the World Health Organization's emergencies programme said on Wednesday.
-
"Best News So Far": UK Hails Steroid Treatment For Coronavirus
Britain's health minister on Wednesday hailed the use of a steroid called dexamethasone for treating coronavirus patients as the best news so far of the outbreak.
-
Treat Mouth Ulcers With This Unique Method
This newly developed biodegradable patch that acts as a plaster and sticks inside the mouth, thus helping in the treatment of oral ulcers. It creates a protective barrier around the affected area, thus accelerating the healing process.
-
New Drug Combination Has Potential For Cancer Treatment: Study
The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug and a contraceptive steroid could be an effective, non-toxic treatment for a range of cancers, says a new research.
-
Vitamin D and asthma
Asthmatics with high vitamin D levels have better lung function and respond better to treatment than asthmatics with low vitamin D levels.
-
Early steroid exposure not risky
Steroid treatment given immediately before or after birth to reduce the rate and severity of chronic lung disease does not affect heart function in children.
