Translating research into care
Updated Cochrane Review from Cochrane Kidney and Transplat Group is making an impact in care.‘It’s not every day we get to see the immediate clinical translation of our research into care for our next patient,’ says Jonathan Craig, Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group. ‘Which makes it quite striking and genuinely pleasing when we are able to do so. In the case of a recent review update, we’re seeing first hand how our findings can directly translate into greater certainty and better outcomes.’Published in March 2015, the updated Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in c...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 28, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
How I reduced my prednisone use through diet and exercise
When the prednisone my doctor gave me almost miraculously vanquished the paralyzing joint pain I was suffering from, I was hooked. At first, I didn't care that I had to take a second drug (alendronate, brand name Fosamax), to slow or prevent osteoporosis, one of the dreaded side effects of prednisone.... (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - January 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Garfinkel Source Type: news
Prednisone and other corticosteroids
(Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dexamethasone vs Prednisone in Pediatric AsthmaDexamethasone vs Prednisone in Pediatric Asthma
Is there any difference in using dexamethasone vs prednisone/prednisolone to treat hospitalized children with asthma? Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - October 19, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
The Vaccine We Need Most Is Right At Home
Think about the place where you were born. Was it clean? Not just perfectly sterile ... more like whether rotting items were strewn about, drawing disease-carrying insects. Was it safe? Not just from the random pickpocket ... more like whether drive-by shootings or terrorist attacks were a constant fear. Now ask those same questions about the place where you grew up. And about the places where you live and work. Answers to such questions are the building blocks of what's known as your social determinants of health. As further explained by the World Health Organization, these are the economic and social conditions tha...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
“When you hit rock bottom…the only way to go is up.”
The Franciscan Hospital for Children Heartbreak Hill 5K on June 14, 2014, was a special day for Justin Ith. It was the first time the 16-year-old, who weighed a mere 70 pounds at the time, had been outside for months. As a nurse pushed the wheelchair-bound teen across the finish line, he turned to her and vowed, “Next year, I’m going to finish this race by myself.”
Justin at his first 5K in 2014 and his second in 2015 after nine months of rehabilitation
A few months earlier, Justin had been living the life of the average high school student. Skateboarder. Guitar player. Anime aficionado.
“I thought I was invincible...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 12, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our patients’ stories Dr. Robert Fuhlbrigge Franciscan Hospital for Children lupus rheumatology program Source Type: news
What Are Common Drug Eruptions in Children?
Discussion
Drug reactions unfortunately are common in children and adults. These reactions have different but often overlapping appearances. Viral exanthams also often cloud the picture as these rashes can be because of the drug, the virus or both.
Patients with urticaria multiforme present with an acute rash that appears as urticaria plaques that have a hemorrhagic or dusky discoloration. It occurs 1-3 days after viral symptoms (including cough, rhinorrhea, diarrhea) and may also present with fever.
Morbilliform drug eruptions one of the most common drug reactions in children and usually occur 7-14 days after the onset ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 27, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Living With Ulcerative Colitis
It's been almost a year now, since I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis as a 25-year-old. I spent the remainder of those few summer nights we get here in Boston, in a hospital bed. How crappy (yes, pun intended). Over the past year, I've had a lot of ups and downs when it comes to my UC; I've felt great, I've felt terrible, I've been on various medications, and had a few colonoscopies. Not the average life of a 20-something. And that's the hardest part. I've learned a lot in the past year, not only about myself and my body, but also about how to manage my day-to-day life, and keep on living it. I think about it a lot,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PRednisone Plus EVerolimus clinical trial
Title Phase II study of oral PRednisone 5 mg bid plus EVerolimus in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer after failure of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PREV study).06/25/2015 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - June 26, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Steroids Hike Shingles Risk in RA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Prednisone doses above 7.5 mg/day raise the risk of herpes zoster (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - June 3, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Well: Oral Steroids May Be Ineffective Against Sciatica Back Pain
Prednisone is almost completely ineffective as a treatment for the pain caused by a herniated disk, a randomized trial has found. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 26, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Pain-Relieving Drugs Sciatica Steroids Body Featured Prednisone Source Type: news
Well: Oral Steroids May Be Ineffective Against Sciatica Back Pain
Prednisone is almost completely ineffective as a treatment for the pain caused by a herniated disk, a randomized trial has found. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Pain-Relieving Drugs Sciatica Steroids Body Featured Prednisone Source Type: news
Well: Oral Steroids May Be Ineffective Against Sciatica Back Pain
Prednisone is almost completely ineffective as a treatment for the pain caused by a herniated disk, a randomized trial has found. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 25, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Pain-Relieving Drugs Sciatica Steroids Body Featured Prednisone Source Type: news
Oral Steroids Have Little Effect in Patients With SciaticaOral Steroids Have Little Effect in Patients With Sciatica
A short course of prednisone has been linked to slight functional improvement, but no pain benefit in patients with acute lumbar radiculopathy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - May 20, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Steroids No Better for Sciatica Pain Than Placebo, Study Finds
But taking prednisone was tied to small improvements in ability to perform daily activities (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
