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Thursday 18, Mar 2010

  Relief comes easy for Pneumonia patients with steroids

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Relief comes easy for Pneumonia patients with steroidsAccording to a study by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, steroids can easily facilitate the recovery process for patients affected by pneumonia and even better than use of antibiotics alone.

It was suggested by the study that health of an affected patients can be restored back when steroids and antibiotics are combined.

From News-medical.net:

Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found.

Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has been shown to be ineffective or even harmful.

In a study available online and in a future issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at UT Southwestern show that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and subsequently treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster and had far less inflammation in their lungs than mice treated with antibiotics alone.

Dr. Robert Hardy, Study’s Senior Author & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, said that clinic trial would soon be performed for confirm the finding. It is worth noting that a combination of steroids and antibiotics can provide relief to a patient in the midst of an asthma attack (M pneumoniae infection).

Friday 15, Jan 2010

  Pneumonia patients can expect relief with steroids

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Pneumonia patients can expect relief with steroidsPatients suffering from pneumonia can expect significant relief in a short span of time for long term with steroids, as per a study by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.

It was suggested by the study that health of a pneumonia patient can be restored when steroids are used in a combination with antibiotics as compared to the use of antibiotics alone.

It was also noted that while steroids are effective for treating lung inflammation, antibiotics are effective for killing the bug.

From News-medical.net:

Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found.

Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has been shown to be ineffective or even harmful.

In a study available online and in a future issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at UT Southwestern show that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and subsequently treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster and had far less inflammation in their lungs than mice treated with antibiotics alone.

Dr. Robert Hardy, Study’s Senior Author & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, led the study and noted that studies in future would happen for confirming these findings.

Monday 02, Nov 2009

  Steroids help pneumonia patients, as per recent study

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Steroids help pneumonia patients, as per recent studyPneumonia patients can recover faster when steroids are administered in conjunction with antibiotics when compared against those recovering with antibiotics alone, according to a study by scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The study suggested that use of steroids with antibiotics can prove to be a very effective option when it comes to treating inflammation in the lungs of a pneumonia patient. This study was headed by Dr. Robert Hardy, Study’s Senior Author & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

From News-medical.net:

Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found.

Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has been shown to be ineffective or even harmful.

In a study available online and in a future issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at UT Southwestern show that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and subsequently treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster and had far less inflammation in their lungs than mice treated with antibiotics alone.

It was also remarked during the study that a combination of steroids and antibiotics is one of the best available therapy options for patients during asthma (M pneumoniae infection) attack. Researchers also said that while antibiotics are good options for killing the bug, steroids are good for treating inflammation in the lungs.

The findings of this study were supported by the National Institutes of Health.


Sunday 18, Oct 2009

  Pneumonia patients can benefit from corticosteroids

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Pneumonia patients can benefit from corticosteroidsAccording to a study by scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, people suffering from pneumonia can recover at a faster pace with a combination of corticosteroids and traditional antimicrobial therapy than with antibiotics alone.

It is interesting to note here that the unlike the anabolic steroids that are used to bulk up body muscle, corticosteroids are generally used for treating inflammation related to infectious diseases.

From News-Medical.Net:

“Some people might think that if you give steroids, it would counteract the effect of the antibiotic,” said Dr. Robert Hardy, associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics and the study’s senior author. “But it turns out you need the antibiotic to kill the bug and the steroid to make the inflammation in the lung from the infection get better. The steroids don’t kill the bugs, but they do help restore health.”

Pneumonia is a lung infection typically characterized by breathing difficulties and spread by coughing and sneezing. Symptoms include headache, fever, chills, coughs, chest pain, sore throat and nausea. Pneumonia caused by the Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacterium is generally a less severe form of the disease that can occur in any age group. It accounts for 20 percent to 30 percent of all community-acquired pneumonia cases.

Dr. Hardy remarked that the group that received both the steroids and antibiotics did the best.

Other researchers from the UT Southwestern included Dr. Christine Salvatore, infectious-disease fellow in pediatrics; Dr. Chonnamet Techasaensiri, postdoctoral trainee in pediatrics; Dr. Asunción Mejías, assistant professor of pediatrics; Dr. Juan Torres, visiting senior researcher in pediatrics; Kathy Katz, senior research associate in pediatrics; and Dr. Ana Maria Gomez, assistant professor of pathology. Some researchers from the University of Milan also contributed to this study.

Wednesday 20, May 2009

  Steroids help Pneumonia Patients as per UT Southwestern Researchers

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Steroids help Pneumonia Patients as per UT Southwestern ResearchersAccording to a study by the UT Southwestern Medical Center Scientists, steroids can aid recovery for a pneumonia patient in a quicker manner than with antibiotics alone.

It was also revealed in the study that body health of a pneumonia patient can be restored in an effective manner when steroids are used with antibiotics as against usage of antibiotics alone. It was remarked that while antibiotics are used for killing the bug, steroids can be used in conjunction with them to treat inflammation in the lungs. The findings clearly suggested that individuals with pneumonia are expected to be in a better state of health when they take antibiotics with steroids.

The findings also suggested that usage of antibiotics in a combination with steroids can be used as an effective therapy for a patient in the midst of an asthma attack (M pneumoniae infection).

From News-medical.net:

Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found.

Unlike the anabolic steroids used to bulk up muscle, corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis. Used against other infectious diseases, however, steroid therapy has been shown to be ineffective or even harmful.

In a study available online and in a future issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers at UT Southwestern show that mice infected with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia and subsequently treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster and had far less inflammation in their lungs than mice treated with antibiotics alone.

This study that was headed by Dr. Robert Hardy, Study’s Senior Author & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, indicated possibilities that clinic trials would soon be taking place to confirm these findings. The National Institutes of Health supported findings of this study.