Merced Sun-StarFamily seeks help for Merced boy with bone marrow conditionMerced Sun-StarCyclosporine, the only medication to treat his disease, stopped working for him, and he suffered kidney failure. Now his family is holding a blood and bone marrow …
OncLiveEverolimus Plus Octreotide LAR Is Effective in Advanced Neuroendocrine TumorsOncLiveCombination therapy with the oral mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor everolimus and the somatostatin analogue octreotide long-acting repeatable (LAR)…
Ortho SuperSiteSurgeons discuss the advantages, risks of bilateral total knee arthroplastyOrtho SuperSiteSculco also recommends using perioperative hydrocortisone to decrease lung complications. He said three doses can be given at 8-hour intervals. In …
The Hospitalist OnlineHow Should Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis be Treated?The Hospitalist OnlinePrognostic prediction models are used to select patients for treatment with prednisolone or pentoxifylline. Hospitalists frequently encounter patients who use a…
USA TODAYNew Transplant Method May Allow Kidney Recipients to Live Life Free of Anti …Bradenton HeraldDoctors are hopeful that Porter will not need immunosuppressive drugs long-term, given her progress thus far. In order to qualify for this type of e…
Irish Medical TimesStudy favours infliximab, but 'jury is still out'Irish Medical TimesEvidence favouring infliximab over cyclosporine for the treatment of steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis has been bolstered by research showing that its us…
Hot Dogs, Bacon May Worsen COPDMedPage TodayThe association appeared to be weaker in patients who were taking inhaled corticosteroids and in those with mild-to-moderate disease, the researchers reported online in the European Respiratory Journal. "…
RCOG release: Corticosteroids can help women at risk of premature birth, says …HealthCanal.comA single course of corticosteroids for women at risk of premature birth is considered to be safe and can help a baby's development, says new patient inf…
USA TODAYNew transplant method may allow kidney recipients to live life free of anti …PhysOrg.com… require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney …
MD NewsObese children with asthma need higher corticosteroid dosesClinical AdvisorHealthDay News — Overweight and obese children with asthma do not respond as well to corticosteroids as normal weight children and require higher daily doses of the medi…