Steroid-induced Osteoporosis is better treated with Teriparatide

Teriparatide (Forteo) can increase the level of bone mineral density (BMD) by as much as twice when compared to oral alendronate (Fosamax), a finding disclosed in a head-to-head comparison made by investigators.
Kenneth Saag, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his colleagues, said greater improvements in BMD at the [...]

Steroids help Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients walk better

Young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD) can walk for as long as three additional years when they are administered with corticosteroids on a daily basis.
This finding was disclosed in a study that was supported by the General Clinical Research Center at the Ohio State University and the National Center of Research [...]

Rituximab useful for providing relief to membranous nephropathy patients

Membranous nephropathy, which is a disorder of the kidneys, could be effectively treated with Rituximab.
According to findings appearing in the April 2009 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), this drug could help patients by offering dramatic relief to them.
From News-Medical.Net:

To investigate rituximab’s potential, Andrew Bomback, [...]

Releasing drugs and bypassing mucus easy with biodegradable particles

Biodegradable, nanosized particles have been identified by John Hopkins University researchers that have the ability to easily slip through viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained release of medication cargo.
The work was supported in part by funding from the National Institutes of Health, a National Center for Research Resources Clinical [...]

Steroids can help giant cell arteritis patients in great ways

A new ray of hope and practical treatment has been identified for patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) by researchers from Emory University and the Mayo Clinic.
The team of researchers was able to found that newly diagnosed GCA patients with just three days of a high-dose intravenous steroid relapsed less in the following [...]

No difference between bodybuilders using or not using steroids in terms of muscle dysmorphia

Muscle dysmorphia, which is a disorder characterized by an individual’s excessive preoccupation with muscularity and body fat percentage, can have an equal effect in the world of bodybuilding for bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, according to a researcher from the University of Arkansas.
Classification of muscular dysmorphia is [...]

Bevacizumab effective for patients with glioblastoma

Bevacizumab (Avastin) based therapy could be used to make a real difference for patients with glioblastoma.
Roche announced that Bevacizumab was found effective during phase II BRAIN study of bevacizumab alone or in combination with irinotecan chemotherapy for treating relapsed or progressive glioblastoma (GBM).
From Medicalnewstoday.com:

“Stabilising neurocognitive function and reducing reliance on steroids can improve [...]

Muscle building not the only reason to abuse steroids

Medical practitioners have often accused anabolic steroids to be responsible behind health complications.
But what most people visiting dermatologists in the United States don’t know is that fact that dermatologists treat as many as 15 million patients affected with chronic skin conditions with steroids without telling them about the included steroids.
From MedicalNewsToday.com:

Seagate Medical has [...]

FDA urged to approve topical steroids

Psoriasis Cure Now, a nonprofit patient advocacy group, urged the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees for approving the over-the-counter (OTC) use of specific topical steroids that presently require a prescription.
It was remarked by the advocacy group that topical corticosteroids play an important role in treating as many as 6.5 million American [...]

Heart weakens with long term use of anabolic steroids

Aaron L. Baggish, M.D., lead author of the study and instructor in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has remarked that anabolic steroids pose a great threat to human health besides being illegal in nature.
In a research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association [...]