Corticosteroids in Racehorses: Beneficial But ControversialTheHorse.comThe use of corticosteroids in racehorses has created controversy, but the medications are beneficial when used appropriately. That was the message delivered by Wayne McIlwraith, BVS…
Safety initiatives, medication issues focus of Welfare and Safety SummitBrisnet.comDr. Wayne McIlwraith of Colorado State University addressed the use of corticosteroids and discussed the various benefits and side effects of different products. He also…
The role of mTOR inhibitors in the inhibition of growth and cortisol secretion …UroTodayThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the mTOR inhibitors sirolimus and temsirolimus on human ACC cell growth and cortisol production. In H295, HAC…
Micell Technologies Announces Clinical Data Presentations at TCT 2012Sacramento BeeDURHAM, N.C., Oct. 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Micell Technologies, Inc. today announced that data from clinical studies of its investigational MiStent® Sirolimus Eluti…
Micell Technologies Announces Clinical Data Presentations at TCT 2012The Herald | HeraldOnline.comDURHAM, N.C., Oct. 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Micell Technologies, Inc. today announced that data from clinical studies of its investigational MiStent®…
OncLiveNoted Researcher Offers Overview of Emerging TherapiesOncLiveWithin the past two years, the oncology community has seen the FDA approve three practice-changing therapies for breast cancer—pertuzumab (Perjeta), everolimus (Afinitor), and eribul…
Drug class linked to worse outcomes after transplantMedical XpressTamara Isakova, M.D., from the University of Miami, and colleagues compared clinical outcomes in 139,370 kidney transplant patients in the United States receiving mTOR inhibitors or calc…
Drug Class Linked to Worse Outcomes After TransplantDoctors LoungeFRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) — Kidney transplant patients who receive mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors after transplant have a greater probability of death or transpl…
Albany Times UnionNew York State Tightens Drug Rules for RacehorsesNew York TimesThe new rules put limits on when horses can be given corticosteroids or other substances that can mask the pain a horse may be experiencing. In April, The Times found nume…
Current Corticosteroid Use Hikes CVE Risk in SLE PatientsRenal and Urology NewsCurrent use of corticosteroids increases cardiovascular events (CVE) risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but past use, in the absence of current use, d…