Your Steroid Resource

By Gene Emery Wed Oct 17, 5:17 PM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - A steroid drug long given to treat the facial paralysis of Bell’s palsy improves the rate of recovery, but the antivirus drug acyclovir does not, researchers reported on Wednesday.
And in some cases, the researchers said, it may be OK not to treat the condition […]

Dr. Judith Reichman on whether steroid inhalers for asthma pose a risk
By Dr. Judith Reichman
Q: I have chronic asthma and so I use a steroid inhaler. I also take calcium supplements, exercise regularly, and am generally in good health. Should I worry about getting osteoporosis?
A: Yes it may, but before I get into your specific […]

HAMILTON (AM900 CHML) - Size may not matter.But a team of researchers at McMaster University say they have found something that does matter when it comes to a male mate.
A low voice.
The researchers say men with lower voices father more children than men with higher-pitched voices.
They say a low male voice is a sign of […]

By Gene Emery
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two new studies are offering mixed signals about the long-term safety of repeatedly giving pregnant women steroid drugs intended to prevent complications once a premature delivery seems likely.
While one report in the New England Journal of Medicine found little evidence that the widespread practice is dangerous, another study in the […]

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have released the results of their latest study that shows the possibility that repeated courses of a drug normally used to improve the chance of survival in premature infants before they are born, may also have a detrimental effect by increasing the risk of cerebral palsy in those very […]