Tacrolimus therapy effective, safe for patients with lupus nephritisHealioLow-dose tacrolimus therapy for patients with refractory lupus nephritis who were resistant to cyclophosphamide was effective and safe, according to study results. Researchers in…

TCTMDReal-World Equivalence Seen for Zotarolimus- and Everolimus-Eluting StentsTCTMDSecond-generation stents that release either zotarolimus or everolimus have proven equally safe and effective in a large Korean registry study. Despite the fact that th…

HorsetalkMinimum withdrawal times for corticosteroids set in US racingHorsetalkThe Racing Medication and Testing Consortium in the US has approved minimum withdrawal time recommendations for corticosteroids in racehorses. The recommendations were based…

Extending Steroid Treatment Does Not Benefit Children With Hard-To-Treat …Science Daily (press release)Steroids such as prednisolone induce remission in 90-95% of patients; however relapses occur in 60-90% of initial responders. Prolonged prednisolon…

RMTC Makes Corticosteroid RecommendationsTheHorse.comThe Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has approved minimum withdrawal time recommendations for corticosteroids based on recently completed work at the University of Pennsylvania; Univer…

Extending steroid treatment does not benefit children with hard-to-treat …EurekAlert (press release)Steroids such as prednisolone induce remission in 90-95% of patients; however relapses occur in 60-90% of initial responders. Prolonged prednisolone t…

Prohibition of corticosteroids within 72 hours of race recommendedDaily Racing Form (press release)A racing-medication policy group has approved recommendations on corticosteroid use that would prohibit the administration of any of the popular anti-inf…

Intravenous hydrocortisone reduces inflammatory response with bilateral TKRHealioInvestigators reported a significant decrease in levels of interleukin-6 and inflammation in patients with bilateral total knee replacement (TKR) after they received intra…

Two randomized controlled clinical trials to study the effectiveness of …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Two randomized controlled clinical trials to study the effectiveness of Prednisolone treatment in preventing and restoring clinical nerve fun…

Everolimus therapy might treat Myc-driven lymphomaNews-Medical.netDrugs that are used in the clinic to treat some forms of breast and kidney cancer and that work by inhibiting the signaling molecule mTORC1 might have utility in treating some of the mor…