Smoking Tied to Impaired Response to Graves' Ophthalmopathy TreatmentSmoking Tied to Impaired Response to Graves' Ophthalmopathy Treatment
Current and former smokers with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) have a worse response to intravenous steroid therapy than do patients who never smoked, according to new findings. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - July 6, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
and Pulmonary Infection in a Patient on Long-Term Steroid Treatment: Case Report and Literature Review
This article describes a very rare case of Aspergillus and Nocardia co-infection in a patient on long-term steroid therapy and reviews the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics associated with both opportunistic pathogens. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - February 17, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: Guldeep Uppal, Raghava Potula, Allan L. Truant Source Type: news
Late Preterm Steroid Therapy Found to Be Cost - Effective
Compared with no tx, costs lower when high - risk women given betamethasone in late preterm period (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - November 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
How Does Pediatric Psoriasis Present?
Discussion
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that is chronic and relapsing with periods of remission. It occurs in genetically susceptible persons and is felt to be triggered by environmental factors including infection (especially Group A, β-hemolytic streptococcus), emotional and physical stress, and skin irritation including friction, rubbing, pressure and scratching. It is common in patients with certain HLA types including HLA-Cw*0602, HLA-Cw6, IL-15 plus others.
It occurs in about 1% of the general population with two age-onset peaks: 16-22 years and ~60 years, but can occur at any age. Some studies show...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 14, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Group Advises on High-Dose Steroid Therapy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A new set of recommendations from the European League Against Rheumatism has gathered the best available evidence on the safe use of medium- to high-dose glucocorticoids in rheumatic diseases, but major gaps in knowledge remain. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Expert Q&A: Childhood Vaccine Safety
WebMD Health News
By Kathleen Doheny
Reviewed by Jennifer Shu, MD
For parents, childhood vaccines are a source of reassurance — protecting your child against disease naturally helps you sleep better at night — but also anxiety about side effects and reactions.
With misinformation about vaccines and health problems, it can be difficult for a parent to sort it all out.
For help, WebMD turned to the CDC’s Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, director of its immunization safety office.
Are there dangerous side effects or reactions to childhood vaccines?
Fortunately, dangerous side effects or reactions to vaccines are fe...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
RA: Only 1 in 5 Patients Take Oral Meds as PrescribedRA: Only 1 in 5 Patients Take Oral Meds as Prescribed
Only 20% of patients with RA took at least 80% of prescribed doses; overall adherence to oral DMARDs and steroid therapy ranged from 58% to 71%. Nonadherent patients had significantly worse outcomes. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Shorter Duration Steroid Therapy May Offer Similar Effectiveness In Reducing COPD Exacerbations
Among patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring hospital admission, a 5-day glucocorticoid treatment course was non-inferior (not worse than) to a 14-day course with regard to re-exacerbation during 6 months of follow-up, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Thoracic Society international conference... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: COPD Source Type: news
Steroid therapy impedes Duchenne’s cardiomyopathy
Steroid therapy is associated with a considerable reduction in all-cause mortality and new-onset and progressive cardiomyopathy in patients with the debilitating X-linked disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Antibiotics enhance COPD treatment
Patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may benefit from the addition of antibiotics to systemic steroid therapy, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 18, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
