Study: Steroids Useless for Head Trauma
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Doctors have been giving steroids to head trauma patients for more than 30 years, but the first major study of the practice has shown they are useless and may even have killed thousands of people.
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Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care
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Too much testosterone can kill brain   cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help   explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like   aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.
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NEW YORK  - In the short term, the risk of  nonvertebral fracture is not increased in older adults with  asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use  inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Metyrapone, a compound that  inhibits the body's production of steroids, seems to accelerate  and augment the effects of serotonergic antidepressant drugs,  the results of a trial suggest.
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New research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battle
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BOSTON  - Children with persistent stuffy  nose due to allergy, or "allergic rhinitis," who receive  intranasal treatment with the steroid triamcinolone acetonide  for one year do not appear to have slower than normal rates of  growth, researchers reported here this week at the annual  scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma,  and Immunology. However, they say, longer follow-up is needed  to completely rule out an effect on adult height.
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What if baseball had a steroid scandal and nobody cared? &quot;In all honesty, that's an issue,&quot; said Gary Roberts, an expert in sports law at Tulane. &quot;For all we know, the American public may not give a damn. They may be happy if all their gladiators were stoked up on steroids and hitting 500 home runs.
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NEW YORK  - Infants who sustain head injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than their peers with head trauma due to other causes, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics this month.
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Many cars do not provide adequate protection from whiplash in rear-end shunts, according to new research.
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A new football helmet could help players avoid brain injuries.
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Canadian scientists uncovered a new steroid designed to avoid detection in standard drug tests, but say they found no evidence it was used by athletes.
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Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?
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Baseball players and other athletes use steroids for one reason -- they work.
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NEW YORK  - College-age soccer players may show some degree of brain-tissue shrinkage, a small study has found -- adding to evidence that the sport carries a risk of long-term brain injury.
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Clinical depression among former players is correlated with the number of concussions they had, a study found.
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LONDON: Anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used for 30 years to treat serious head injuries are harming rather than helping patients, researchers said.