Dermatology
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<ѻýҕl>RSNA: Dry-Needling Plus Steroid Effective for Plantar Fasciitisѻýҕl>
CHICAGO -- For patients with plantar fasciitis, a notoriously difficult condition to treat, an Italian team has come up with a novel approach that uses dry-needling combined with a steroid injection, researchers said here.
Dec 02, 2008
<ѻýҕl>Corticosteroids Helps Some ICU Patients Off Ventilators Faster ѻýҕl>
TAPEI, Taiwan - ICU patients with adrenal insufficiency who are on mechanical ventilation are more likely to be successfully weaned off the machine if they first receive hydrocortisone infusions, researchers here have found.
Feb 02, 2006
<ѻýҕl>FDA Warns of Two Eczema Agents' Possible Cancer Risksѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The FDA reported that two popular topical eczema drugs -- Elidel Cream (pimecrolimus) and Protopic Ointment (tacrolimus) -- have had black-box warnings about skin cancers and lymphoma added to their labels.
Jan 20, 2006
<ѻýҕl>Epidural Steroid Injection Not Useful for Chronic Shingles Painѻýҕl>
UTRECHT, The Netherlands - An epidural injection of steroids with a local anesthetic did not provide the long-term pain relief doctors anticipated for patients suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia, researchers here said.
Jan 19, 2006
<ѻýҕl>IBD Patients Prone to Other Autoimmune or Inflammatory Disordersѻýҕl>
PHILADELPHIA-Patients with the inflammatory bowel disorders ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are significantly more likely to suffer from other conditions with an inflammatory or autoimmune basis, said researchers in two separate studies.
Sep 01, 2005
<ѻýҕl>Adrenal Suppression From Topical Corticosteroids Surprisingly Highѻýҕl>
GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Adrenal suppression affects 30% to 80% of users of prescription topical corticosteroids, according to data presented at an FDA advisory panel meeting. The session was convened to discuss taking prescription topical corticosteroids over the counter.
Mar 25, 2005