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It is important to note here that steroid abuse can happen when steroids are used for improving the level of performance or appearance by athletes and body builders.

Abuse of steroids is presently higher in males than females and a majority of steroid abusers are young adults.

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According to researchers from the Yale School of Medicine, people making use of anabolic steroids for muscle building can, inadvertently, destroy their brain cells in a big way.

It was found by the researchers that steroids could result in elevated levels of testosterone that can result in damage to the nerve cells.

Results of this study appeared in an issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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The immune system can protect the body from many diseases besides destroying invading microbes with a swarm of attacking cells. But this system can go haywire for no apparent reason wreaking havoc.

The immune system attacks the inner ear, which is home to delicate structures allowing us to hear, in many people. Some of the affected individuals can get relief with steroids, while many others are left to cope with partial or total deafness without knowing what caused it.

This research based at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute could help patients ascertain quickly if they can benefit from steroids or not, or if they can live without harsh side effects of the drugs.

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Sinus surgery using an endoscope is becoming increasingly common for managing chronic sinus disease among Medicare beneficiaries, as per a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Chronic rhinosinusitis is characterized by symptoms that include congestion, runny nose, headache, facial pressure, and loss of smell.

The involved authors remarked that endoscopic sinus surgery is increasingly becoming the mainstay of chronic rhinosinusitis management in the Medicare population.

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According to a recently concluded research, minimally invasive surgery is a safe and effective therapy in terms of alleviating pain and pressure of sinusitis for geriatric patients who find no relief with medication alone.

Dr. Stilianos E. Kountakis, otolaryngologist, vice chair of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and a principal author on the study published in the December issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, said the finding suggest that minimally invasive surgery is a surgical technique not as invasive as others and still effective for facilitating good outcomes.

Dr. Kountakis said that patients over the age of 60 and who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery reported improvement in symptoms over the year following surgery, had few minor complications, and no major complications.

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High levels of the immunosuppressant cyclosporine favor tumor recurrence as per a study on the incidence of liver cancer. The study was also able to identify blood levels of the drug that must not exceed besides identifying that low cyclosporine levels have no effect on the rejection rates.

The study results appeared in an issue of Liver Transplantation, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS).

The journal was published on behalf of the societies by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is available online via Wiley InterScience.

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Rosiglitazone, the antidiabetes drug, could have the potential to guard kidney function in patients afflicted with a condition known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).

This finding was disclosed in a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

The authors said that the study results indicate that rosiglitazone warrants further investigation for the treatment of FSGS and the dose of 3 mg/m2 per day or a higher dose should be examined in later-stage studies.

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Glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma, are 40 percent less effective in obese and overweight asthma patients than in asthmatic patients with normal weight. This finding was disclosed by researchers at National Jewish Health.

The study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, MD, MPH and his colleagues at National Jewish Health, appeared in an issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

It was remarked that inhaled steroids are still effective in treating overweight and obese asthmatics.

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Withdrawal of certain immunosuppressive drugs after transplantation of the kidney could prolong survival and help in saving a considerable amount of money when compared with keeping patients on these medications for life.

This finding was disclosed in a study that appeared in an issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).

Funding for this analysis was provided by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Collegeville, PA.

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According to a study published recently in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), children suffering from asthma and into physical fitness are more likely to exercise a better control on the disease and improve their quality of life.

The results show aerobic training as an effective option for improving cardiopulmonary fitness and reducing daily use of inhaled steroids in children with asthma.

Celso Carvalho, Ph.D., an author on the study, said physical training can be a management strategy for symptoms of asthma in children.

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