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Tacrolimus triple therapy reduced fibrosis among HCV cirrhotic patients after …
Healio Patients were randomly assigned 0.1 mg/kg/day in two divided doses of tacrolimus monotherapy (MT; n=49), or tacrolimus, azathioprine and prednisolone triple therapy (TT; n=48). … “Given that our TT arm has the lowest fibrosis progression rate … |
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House dust mite SLIT reduced need for inhaled corticosteroids
Healio Standard quality house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy tablets maintained asthma control while reducing the need for inhaled corticosteroids in patients aged 14 years or older, according to recently published data. “Nearly all patients with allergic … |
Everolimus in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsOncLiveIn May 2011, the FDA approved everolimus as a treatment for patients with advanced progressive pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) based on findings from the phase III RADIANT-3 trial. In the piv…
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FDA Cracks Down on Epidural Corticosteroids
To Your Health Just after publishing Dr. Deborah Pate’s review of epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica (April 22 newsletter – “Steroids for Sciatica: More Trouble Than They’re Worth), which concluded, based on the available evidence, that epidural steroid … |
Salix Pharmaceuticals Outlines Data Presentations at Digestive Disease Week …Business Wire (press release)Budesonide is a high potency corticosteroid that was developed to minimize the systemic adverse consequences of classic corticosteroids, such as…
Prednisolone has a positive effect on the kidney but not on the liver of brain …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Background}Contradictory evidence has been published on the effects of steroid treatments on the outcomes ofkidney and liver transplan…
FDA warns epidural injections of corticosteroids for back and neck pain may …Chiropractic EconomicsHowever, the effectiveness and safety of epidural injections of corticosteroids, such as hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone, have not been establish…
Medical DailyAsthma Sufferers, Even Those Who Do Not Take Oral Corticosteroids, Can Still …Medical DailyOral corticosteroids are considered the most effective medication for treating asthma; however, certain side effects have been reported during the…
FDA Warns Epidural Injections of Corticosteroids for Back and Neck Pain May …Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)However, the effectiveness and safety of epidural injections of corticosteroids such as hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone have n…
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Boston Scientific Launches Promus PREMIER(TM) Everolimus-Eluting Platinum …
Stockhouse NATICK, Mass., May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing to advance leading drug-eluting stent (DES) technology, Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has launched the Promus PREMIER™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent … |