Cortisone is one of several steroid hormones secreted by the cortex (outer covering) of the adrenal gland. These hormones, called corticoids, are classified according to their functions, glucocorticoids controlling sugar metabolism and...

Cortisone (pronounced /ˈkɔrtɨsoʊn/ or /ˈkɔrtɨzoʊn/ (ˈkôrtəˌsōn or -zōn)) (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone) is a steroid hormone. Chemically, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. if (window.showTocToggle) { var...

TOM GULITTI The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-09-1999 CORTISONE FOR GRETZKY By TOM GULITTI Date: 03-09-1999, Tuesday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Column: RANGERS NOTEBOOK NEW YORK -- Two weeks of rest...

One of the miracles recounted in the New Testament was that of the long-paralyzed man who was commended to stand up and walk. On the morning of Sept. 21, 1948, an almost as miraculous event began to unfold. A 29-year-old woman, hospitalized...

Roger Clemens walked onto the field, dressed in full pinstripes, and stood alongside his New York Yankees' teammates behind home plate for a team photo Tuesday. He hopes to rejoin them in games soon.The Rocket will have a cortisone shot Wednesday on his ailing right...

New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez has arthritis in his neck and will be sidelined for three or four days after receiving a cortisone shot.El Duque, slated to be the No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine in the Mets' suspect rotation, left spring training Thursday...