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Inhaled steroids may increase risk of lung infections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): Asthma patients beware! Using inhaled steroids to control asthma and other breathing problems may increase the risk of developing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections.
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Youth hormone necessary for conceiving after 40
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sep 12 (ANI): DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), also known as the youth hormone is an adrenal steroid hormone in the body synthesized by the adrenal glands, which are then converted into androgens, estrogen, and other hormones.
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'Use of steroids for faster muscle growth can wreak havoc on heart'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Working out at gym to gain large muscles has become a popular aspiration among men over the past few years. Even women desire to gain lean muscles to flaunt their picture perfect cuts.
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Say no to ointments, fairness creams containing steroids
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Did you know that your skin ointment and fairness cream can make you prone to fungal infections and resistant to anti fungal treatments?
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New US NSA once compared Pak's nukes to 'N. Korea on steroids'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): The newly appointed United States National Security Advisor (NSA), John Bolton, who had been a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has had grave concerns about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
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Study renders insights into genetic abnormalities leading to multiple myel
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): In India, incidence of multiple myeloma affects 1.8 per cent in a population of 100,000. Approximately, 50,000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year.
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Steroid jabs for hip arthritis may risk bones
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 30 (ANI): According to a recent study, those steroid injections may be putting hip arthritis patients' bones at risk.
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Anabolic steroids may hurt arteries, putting heart at risk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): A recent research has raised red flags about anabolic androgenic steroids' effect on heart health.
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Dry needling, a safe, effective alternative therapy for hip pain
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 11 (ANI): Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip, thus avoiding the potentially harmful effects of steroids, according to a new study.
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Anti-inflammatory drugs provide little benefit to back pain: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 6 (ANI): Beware! Consuming non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Ibuprofen, to treat your back pain may provide little benefit, but can cause stomach ulcers and bleeding, reveals a new study.
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Partial steroid treatment can benefit preterm infants: Study suggests
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 11 (ANI): Steroids improve survival andreduce the chances of certain birth defects for extremely premature infants, even if the treatment course is not finished before delivery, suggest a recent research.
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Las Vegas to witness Backstreet Boys "on steroids"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 24 (ANI): The fan-favorite boy band of the 2000s, 'The Backstreet Boys,' is returning to the stage in Las Vegas and its going to be just as good as a BSB show, only this time, "on steroids."
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