Although use of corticosteroid premedication prior to infliximab infusions is declining, it remains unnecessarily high despite limited benefit and the risk of serious adverse events from ...

The problem with PEDs use today is much more widespread and closer to home than many people believe, Pope warns. Both mass ...

In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...

It is written: both systemic and topical corticosteroids can exacerbate or precipitate acne or even induce an acneform eruption. Corticosteroids are considered to be acnegenic comedogenic drugs, and ...

Our study found that the INR was increased in the over-whelming majority (91%) of patients following concomitant use of warfarin and short-term oral corticosteroids. Since most target INR ranges used ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

Long-term steroid use can lead to many side effects, including heartburn. Steroid medications, including corticosteroids, like prednisone, are common treatments for conditions, like asthma or ...

ORLANDO -- Only about a quarter of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock were given corticosteroids, and this varied widely by physician and ICU, according to a retrospective cohort ...