Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are increasingly being used as an alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of acute lower respiratory tract infections. In a recent study, researchers sought to determine if oral...

Little is known about whether long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids increases the risk of fracture among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In a recent study, researchers sought to...

In a recent study, researchers assessed the effect of oral corticosteroids on the risk of adverse events among patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

About 5% to 10% of patients with asthma do not respond to high dose corticosteroid treatment. A recent study sought to determine the mechanisms associated with resistance in these patients.

In a recent study, researchers aimed to examine the benefits and harms of repeated intra-articular corticosteroid injection, and their effects on knee pain and cartilage loss.

Researchers examined the effects of a short course of prednisone in addition to levocetirizine for the resolution of itching in patients with AU.

In a recent study, researchers sought to better understand the potential risk of pneumonia in patients with asthma taking inhaled corticosteroids.

Acute sore throat is a common complaint in primary care, and often leads to unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Researchers have observed an association between short-term oral corticosteroid use and adverse events such as sepsis.

African Americans are more likely to have eosinophilic airway inflammation than whites, despite taking higher doses of asthma medications, such as inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study.