Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids are used in several forms, to treat many different conditions. Because they reduce itching, swelling, redness, and allergic reactions, they are often used in treating s...
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Stockholm (dpa) - Lung functions in asthma patients who were
treated with inhaled corticosteroids appeared to improve in the long-
term, according to a new European study. ...
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In a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (SAL) statistically si...
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A new inhaled steroid treatment for preventing asthma attacks in young children has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday.Its Asmanex Tw...
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Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks.Some 22 millio...
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Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks.Some 22 millio...
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CENTOCOR
Chimeric monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and maintenance of clinical remission
Infliximab was approved on October 13, 2006, for the red...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young children with asthma who
live in cities may need to see their doctors four or more times
a year to avoid dangerous flare-ups or trips to the emergency
rooms, U.S. researc...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bone-weakening osteoporosis may
be to blame for more fractures than previously thought,
researchers reported Tuesday. Bones broken in high-impact automobile crashes or severe
f...
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Small doses of Astellas Pharma
Inc's Prograf did a better job at preventing rejection
of a transplanted kidney than varying doses of other drugs
including a low dose of Wyeth's ...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - As New York City firefighters
struggled to find survivors in the haze and rubble of the World
Trade Center collapse, the fire department's chief doctor was
thinking about how t...
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Corticosteroids
Long-term improvement in lung function with inhaled corticosteroids
