http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/addisons-disease-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:59:35 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-may-not-help-in-treatment-of-endocrine-resistant-breast-cancer-cells-99744-1.htm Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have warned that a new class of agents known as c-Src inhibitors should not be used in combination with estrogen to treat endocrine resistant breast cancer. That's because their new study, being reported at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012, shows that using estrogen and a c-Src inhibitor, PP2, cancel each other out. The benefit once seen in using estrogen was gone once PP2, an inhibitor of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-may-not-help-in-treatment-of-endocrine-resistant-breast-cancer-cells-99744-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Manchester-United-Induced-Addisonian-Crisis-Could-Put-Fan-in-Coma-94877-1.htm A 58-year old Manchester United fan risks her life evrytime she watches her favorite team play. Doctors have diagnosed her as having a rare and life-threatening condition called Addisonian crisis, caused by a lack of stress hormone cortisol. It can lead to low blood pressure, coma and death.The lady experiences a range of nervous symptoms, including anxiety, palpitations, panic, light headedness and a sense of impending doom whenever the Red Devils are in action. The woman is now undergoing cortisol treatment to combat her symptoms....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Manchester-United-Induced-Addisonian-Crisis-Could-Put-Fan-in-Coma-94877-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Investigates-Efficacy-of-Corticosteroids-for-Shoulder-Pain-92551-1.htm Researchers report on the first comparative study of the two most common corticosteroid doses administered for shoulder pain in a study scheduled for publication in the December issue of the iArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/i. They found that lower doses were just as effective as higher doses in terms of reduction of pain, improved range of motion and duration of efficacy. Although corticosteroid injections are one of the most common treatments for shoulder pain, there have ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Investigates-Efficacy-of-Corticosteroids-for-Shoulder-Pain-92551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisol-the-Stress-Hormone-Could-Up-Shift-Workers-Cardiovascular-Risks-91740-1.htm Previous studies have shown that long-term elevated cortisol levels lead to increased abdominal obesity, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular risk. Now, a new study has found that shift work at a young age is associated with elevated long-term cortisol levels and increased BMI. This is the first study that shows that working in shifts leads to changes in long-term cortisol levels, suggesting that the stress hormone cortisol might be one of the factors contributing to the increased cardiovascular risks of shift workers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisol-the-Stress-Hormone-Could-Up-Shift-Workers-Cardiovascular-Risks-91740-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Retroperitoneal-Fibrosis-Treatment-Using-Corticosteroid-88931-1.htm Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare inflammatory and sclerosing disorder that affects the tissues around the lower aorta, causing obstruction to the upper urinary tract and organs of the digestive tract. Although retroperitoneal fibrosis is associated with aortic vascular disease, regional malignancy, or even primary immune-inflammatory syndromes (eg, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, auto-immune pancreatitis), its origin is usually idiopathic or of unknown cause, with speculations indicating an immune origin....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Retroperitoneal-Fibrosis-Treatment-Using-Corticosteroid-88931-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/HIV-Drug-Combination-can-Cause-Adrenal-Dysfunction-in-Infants-87398-1.htm Administration of lopinavir - ritonavir combination medication to infants of HIV infected mothers are more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction, including adrenal insufficiency, reveals report. "The HIV-l transmission rate to newborns is now less than 1 percent for women treated during pregnancy. For pregnant women not optimally treated, as in cases of HIV diagnosis late during pregnancy or persistent viral replication at delivery, several guidelines, observational reports, and the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/HIV-Drug-Combination-can-Cause-Adrenal-Dysfunction-in-Infants-87398-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/COPD-Patients-Face-Higher-Fracture-Risk-From-Long-Term-Inhaled-Corticosteroid-Use-86926-1.htm Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids to improve breathing for more than six months have a 27 percent increased risk of bone fractures. Because the research subjects were mostly men age 60 and older, the findings raise perhaps more troubling questions about the medication's effects on women with COPD, a group already at a significantly higher risk than men for fractures. "There are millions of COPD patients who use long-term inhaled corticosteroids ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/COPD-Patients-Face-Higher-Fracture-Risk-From-Long-Term-Inhaled-Corticosteroid-Use-86926-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Topical-Corticosteroids-Safe-to-Use-in-the-Treatment-of-Eczema-in-Children-84015-1.htm A recent research published in the journal Pediatric Dermatology has revealed that the use of topical corticosteroids (TCS) for a prolonged period to treat eczema in children does not have any negative side effects. Use of TCS for a prolonged period was earlier associated with thinning of the skin. During a study involving 92 children, 70 children belonged to the dermatitis group and were using TCS to control their eczema; 22 children formed part of the control group. Parents were also advised to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Topical-Corticosteroids-Safe-to-Use-in-the-Treatment-of-Eczema-in-Children-84015-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Therapy-Lowers-Pneumonia-Mortality-Study-83692-1.htm Treating pneumonia patients with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) help to decrease mortality when compared to those not treated with ICS. The study was published after a retrospective analysis of almost 16,000 COPD patients admitted to VA hospitals. The use of ICS in COPD patients reduces exacerbations, but increases the rate pneumonia. "It was therefore believed that it also increased mortality," said Eric Mortensen, MD, investigator at VERDICT (Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Therapy-Lowers-Pneumonia-Mortality-Study-83692-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Clear-Link-Between-Oral-Clefts-and-Corticosteroid-Drugs-83551-1.htm Women who are on corticosteroid drugs for asthma or other chronic diseases do not have an increased risk of delivering babies with birth defects like oral clefts. This study has been conducted by the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen. Lead researcher Dr. Anders Hviid said, "No drug can be proven 100 percent safe. However, our study supports that moderate to large increases in cleft risk can be excluded." Researchers studied more than 800,000 babies born in Denmark. They found that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Clear-Link-Between-Oral-Clefts-and-Corticosteroid-Drugs-83551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Variations-of-a-Gene-Associated-With-Tumor-of-Adrenal-Gland-78122-1.htm Variations of a gene is associated with tumor of the adrenal gland, according to a recent study. Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are types of tumors. Pheochromocytomas form in the adrenal gland (gland located above the kidney) causing it to make too much adrenaline. Pheochromocytomas can cause high blood pressure, pounding headaches, heart palpitations, flushing of the face, nausea, and vomiting. Paragangliomas are rare, usually benign tumors that may develop at various body sites. Despite ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Variations-of-a-Gene-Associated-With-Tumor-of-Adrenal-Gland-78122-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Boost-Diabetes-Risk-in-COPD-Patients-78082-1.htm Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). In a recent study it has been highlighted that inhaled corticosteroids is associated with diabetes development. The researchers found that inhaled corticosteroids were associated with a 34 percent increase in the rate of diabetes onset and in the rate of diabetes progression. At the highest inhaled doses the risk increased by 64 percent in diabetes onset and 54 percent in diabetes progression....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Boost-Diabetes-Risk-in-COPD-Patients-78082-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Adrenal-Gland-Hormone-Linked-to-Brain-Hypertension-76611-1.htm A hormone already responsible for increasing blood pressure by prompting the kidneys to retain salt appears to moonlight as a major stimulator of the brain centers that control the vascular system and blood pressure, new research indicates. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied patients who overproduce aldosterone to see whether the hormone had any effect on sympathetic nerve activity responsible for blood pressure increases. "Between 10 percent and 20 percent of patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Adrenal-Gland-Hormone-Linked-to-Brain-Hypertension-76611-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-Asthma-Exacerbation-and-Large-Doses-of-Inhaled-Corticosteroids-75031-1.htm Increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the onset of an asthma exacerbation may not reduce the need for rescue oral corticosteroids. This is the conclusion of work published in The Cochrane Library this month. There are two mechanisms acting in the lungs of people with asthma. The first is called bronchoconstriction, which is when people's airways constrict during an asthma attack, making it much harder for them to move air in and out of their lungs. The first line treatment for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-Asthma-Exacerbation-and-Large-Doses-of-Inhaled-Corticosteroids-75031-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/African-American-Response-To-Corticosteroids-Not-Genetically-Determined-74655-1.htm African-Americans might be especially prone to asthma and its complications, but their response to inhaled corticosteroids is not genetically determined. Blacks make more frequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations compared with whites. Because of that susceptibility, researchers with the Henry Ford Hospital set out to determine what role, if any, genetic ancestry plays in how well African-Americans respond to inhaled corticosteroids, which is considered the most effective class of medication for controlling asthma....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/African-American-Response-To-Corticosteroids-Not-Genetically-Determined-74655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Recommend-Universal-Screening-of-Newborns-for-Congenital-Adrenal-Hyperplasia-73724-1.htm Chevy Chase, MD-Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed by an expert task force. The guideline, published in the September 2010 issue of the IJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/I (IJCEM/I), a publication of The Endocrine Society, is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Recommend-Universal-Screening-of-Newborns-for-Congenital-Adrenal-Hyperplasia-73724-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/High-Levels-of-Endocrine-Disruptors-Found-in-Homes-of-the-Poor-and-the-Affluent-72364-1.htm It has emerged that homes in low-income and affluent communities in California both had similarly high levels of endocrine disruptors, and the levels were higher in indoor air than outdoor air. These are the findings of a new study believed to be the first that paired indoor and outdoor air samples for such wide range (104) of these substances. The study appears in ACS' IEnvironmental Science (and) Technology/I, a semi-monthly journal. Ruthann Rudel and colleagues note concern about the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/High-Levels-of-Endocrine-Disruptors-Found-in-Homes-of-the-Poor-and-the-Affluent-72364-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Highest-Levels-of-BPA-an-Endocrine-Disrupting-Chemical-in-Bottle-fed-Infants-66382-1.htm According to a study, infants fed from plastic bottles are found to have the highest estimated levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), with exposures falling with rising age. The findings are important because BPA is thought to impact human development and is classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical, potentially putting developing infants at risk, as well as fetuses if pregnant mothers are exposed. The Swiss study examines 17 different sources of potential exposure across nine age/gender groups ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Highest-Levels-of-BPA-an-Endocrine-Disrupting-Chemical-in-Bottle-fed-Infants-66382-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Ultrasound-Measurement-of-Fetal-Adrenal-Gland-a-Better-Predictor-of-Preterm-Birth-64655-1.htm Measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length, according to a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago. Researchers with the University of Maryland and Yale University have followed up on early research that they conducted using 3D ultrasound methods. "We previously discovered that 3D adrenal gland volume (AGV) is a very accurate predictor of preterm birth," said Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Ultrasound-Measurement-of-Fetal-Adrenal-Gland-a-Better-Predictor-of-Preterm-Birth-64655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Adrenal-Cancer-Patients-Hope-on-Revolutionary-Drug-58498-1.htm A clinical trial for a drug designed to combat adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare but deadly cancer that attacks the adrenal glands has been started, according to an announcement from TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare. TCRS is a strategic alliance between the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare. Other than surgery, the only treatment for ACC is the exacting use of a compound called mitotane, a chemical relative of DDT, which the U....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Adrenal-Cancer-Patients-Hope-on-Revolutionary-Drug-58498-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Corticosteroids-and-Antiviral-Agents-for-Treatment-of-Bell-Palsy-57431-1.htm A systematic review and meta-analysis of previously published studies, reported in the September 2 issue of IJAMA/I says that among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and antiviral agents may be associated with additional benefit. In background information provided by the authors, they note that Bell Palsy "is an ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Corticosteroids-and-Antiviral-Agents-for-Treatment-of-Bell-Palsy-57431-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Asthma-Patients-Have-Better-Clinical-Outcomes-With-Oral-Controllers-Than-Inhaled-Corticosteroids-57089-1.htm A study by Mayo Clinic Proceedings demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids. The report is published by a peer-reviewed comparative effectiveness study performed by HealthCore, Inc. in its August edition. The study demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids. "WellPoint's National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee requested ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Asthma-Patients-Have-Better-Clinical-Outcomes-With-Oral-Controllers-Than-Inhaled-Corticosteroids-57089-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Corticosteroid-Injections-May-Offer-An-Alternative-To-Surgery-To-Treat-Vocal-Fold-Polyps-56618-1.htm According to reports corticosteroid injections appear to offer an alternative to surgery for treating polyps on the vocal cords. The report appears in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head (and) Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Vocal fold polyps are benign growths often found in hoarse patients, according to background information in the article. These polyps are typically caused by vocal overuse or misuse. "Although some small vocal fold polyps may resolve with ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Corticosteroid-Injections-May-Offer-An-Alternative-To-Surgery-To-Treat-Vocal-Fold-Polyps-56618-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Boost-Pneumonia-Risk-in-COPD-Patients-44482-1.htm Using inhaled corticosteroids to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly increases the risk of pneumonia in patients, a report published Tuesday showed. Researchers who reviewed and analyzed 11 randomized controlled trials involving 14,426 participants also found that inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy did not improve survival rates of sufferers of COPD, a smoking-related lung disease. "ICS therapy was associated with a 34 percent increased risk of pneumonia," ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Inhaled-Corticosteroids-Boost-Pneumonia-Risk-in-COPD-Patients-44482-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Levels-of-Cortisol-Could-Be-Linked-to-Antisocial-Behaviour-in-Adolescent-Boys-42612-1.htm Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol could be linked to antisocial behaviour in adolescent boys, UK researchers say. Indeed bad behaviour could be a form of mental illness, they believe. An increase in cortisol levels is thought to make people behave more cautiously, and help them to regulate their emotions, particularly their temper and violent impulses. But a Cambridge university study found this did not happen in boys with a history of severe antisocial behaviour. For the Biological Pyschiatry ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Levels-of-Cortisol-Could-Be-Linked-to-Antisocial-Behaviour-in-Adolescent-Boys-42612-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Guidelines-on-Primary-Aldosteronism-Released-by-Endocrine-Society-41335-1.htm New clinical practice guideline for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism has been released by the Endocrine society. The guidelines appear in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society. Primary aldosteronism (PA) refers to conditions in which production of aldosterone, a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal gland, is inappropriately high. Such inappropriate production of aldosteronism ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Guidelines-on-Primary-Aldosteronism-Released-by-Endocrine-Society-41335-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisol-Could-Afford-Relief-to-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-Sufferers-34399-1.htm Stress hormone cortisol could afford considerable relief to those suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, a California study finds. Chronic fatigue is a condition in which people have debilitating fatigue that may be get worse with activity and is not relieved by rest.Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by multiple pain points in muscles throughout the body and fatigue. Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia affect 0.5 to five per cent of the population, according to the study's authors....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisol-Could-Afford-Relief-to-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-Sufferers-34399-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Corticosteroids-Not-Effective-as-Surgery-in-Treating-Carpal-Tunnel-Syndrome-29229-1.htm When considering long-term benefits, surgery may be a better treatment option than local injections of corticosteroids when treating carpal tunnel syndrome, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, Mass. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common nerve disorder caused by compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel. The carpal tunnel is located at the wrist on the palm side of the hand, where eight ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Corticosteroids-Not-Effective-as-Surgery-in-Treating-Carpal-Tunnel-Syndrome-29229-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Multiple-Injections-of-Corticosteroids-may-Increase-Cerebral-Palsy-in-Pregnant-Women-26760-1.htm Repeated courses of corticosteroids are linked to an increased rate of cerebral palsy among children of these mothers. "Our study shows that you get almost all of the benefit from a single round of therapy and that multiple rounds raise the risk of cerebral palsy, which is a severely disabling condition," said John M. Thorp, M.D., a study co-author and McAllister distinguished professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. "That's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Multiple-Injections-of-Corticosteroids-may-Increase-Cerebral-Palsy-in-Pregnant-Women-26760-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Skeleton-is-a-Part-of-Endocrine-System-Study-24804-1.htm The skeleton, the frame of bones that supports a human or animal body, is an endocrine organ that helps control sugar metabolism and weight, and a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes, say researchers at Columbia University Medical Center. In a study of mice, published in the journal Cell, the researchers demonstrated that bone cells release a hormone called osteocalcin, which controls the regulation of blood sugar (glucose) and fat deposition through synergistic mechanisms previously not recognized....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Skeleton-is-a-Part-of-Endocrine-System-Study-24804-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19787 Taking inhaled corticosteroids may lower the risk of lung cancer among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study says. Actually the inhaled corticosteroids are medications that are approved for use in the United States for tackling asthma symptoms. How inhaled corticosteroids work in asthma is still not fully understood; but they have been shown to reduce inflammation in the airways thereby improving symptoms associated with the disease. Corticosteroids are thought ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19787 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18482 Scientists have staved off heart failure in animals by using gene therapy to shut down the adrenal gland's excessive output of fight or flight hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine. By blocking GRK2, an important regulatory enzyme, they cut the hormone production that forces the heart to pump too hard, leading to heart failure. Such a novel approach - targeting the adrenal gland in addition to the heart - provides a potential new strategy against heart failure, and could lead to a new class of drugs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18482 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18319 German researchers have found additional evidence that the stress hormone cortisol can have positive effects in certain situations. Although chronic stress, which brings long-term elevations of cortisol in the bloodstream, can weaken the immune system and induce depression, this new study adds to mounting evidence that cortisol given near in time to a physical or psychological stress may lessen the stressor's emotional impact. Psychologists are especially interested in what this means for preventing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18319 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17832 Researchers have found out that the stress experienced by a pregnant woman has a direct bearing on the mental development of their children. This was disclosed by Vivette Glover of Imperial College, London at a Psychiatrists Conference. According to this study, if the level of cortisol, the stress hormone in a pregnant mother increases, it results in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) and a delayed cognitive development in their offspring. If a pregnant woman has a nasty companion ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17832 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14206 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids may have a significantly decreased mortality risk , according to a new study published in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). New research shows that patients who received inhaled corticosteroids within 30 days of hospital discharge had a 25 percent reduced all-cause mortality rate. Cardiovascular-related death alone in patients using ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14206 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11227 Recent research has revealed that a genetic deficiency of an important enzyme can result in a rare tumor of the adrenal glands appears . The enzyme is one of a class of enzymes involved in halting a cell's response to hormones and appears to stop cells from dividing. The study, published in Nature Genetics, was conducted by researchers in NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The NIH group collaborated with scientists from the Mayo Clinic, the Cochin Institute in Paris, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11227 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8884 Phobia is an anxiety disorder characterised by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Psychologists do not know exactly what causes this. To overcome this scientists have developed a new treatment, which is still in the trial stage. The remedy developed by a Swiss-led research team contains a human hormone called cortisol, which the body produces naturally in times of stress or fear to help subdue the panic response, reported the online edition of Nature. Previous ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8884 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7364 It is proved beyond doubt that asthma is affected beneficially by long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in childhood. Although there is a lot of side affects that are associated with it. Which include adrenal suppression and growth deceleration; continue to be of concern to physicians that treat asthmatic children. The main researchers were Kostas N. Priftis (Department of Allergology-Pulmonology, Penteli Children's Hospital, P. Penteli, Greece) and colleagues from Cyprus and Greece....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7364 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3214 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3214 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3208 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3208 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2494 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2494 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2363 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2363 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2348 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2348