Head injury steroids harmful for patients
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Anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used for 30 years to treat serious head injuries are harming rather than helping patients, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - The inhaled drug fluticasone propionate is unlike to cause major hormone disturbances in patients with severe asthma, according to a report in the Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.
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NEW YORK  - High school football players   may run a lower risk of sustaining a head injury if their   helmets are fitted by certified athletic trainers rather than   coaches or other individuals, new study findings suggest.
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By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.    The research, which included more than 10,000 patients treated at 239 hospitals in 49 countries, found that 21 percent of those who were given steroids died within two weeks, compared to 18 percent of those given a placebo...
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The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
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Even small amounts of the illegal  drug ecstasy can be harmful to the brains of first time users, researchers say.
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People who have frequent migraines are more likely to develop brain damage, new research has found. The frequency of attacks indicates an increased risk for brain lesions, raising the possibility that in a
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By Associated Press |. A single dose of a steroid can quiet the barking cough of croup and let children and parents get some sleep, Canadian doctors report.
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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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SAN FRANCISCO (Sports Network) - According to a report, New  York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi claimed in his grand  jury testimony that he took a human growth hormone in 2003 and  also used steroids for at least three seasons.
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(HealthDayNews) -- A blow or jolt to the head can disrupt the normal function of the brain. Doctors often call this type of impact a concussion or closed head injury, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Add infoZine Health Headlines to your web site. Patients who experience medical or neurological complications following stroke, such as pneumonia or brain swelling, are at a greater risk of dying in the ...
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The professional wrestler who strangled his wife and son and committed suicide last month bought injectable steroids excessively, according to court papers. His doctor was also charged with improperly prescribing drugs to other patients. The doctor, Phil Astin, prescribed a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids to the wrestler, Chris Benoit, every three to four weeks between May 2006 and May 2007, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent said in an affidavit. The affidavit also said Dr. Astin supplied controlled substances, including injectable anabolic steroids, that were found in Mr. Benoitâs home. Dr. Astin has not been charged with supplying steroids to Mr. Benoit.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a new study  suggest that treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin  called simvastatin (Zocor) may have small negative effects on  brain function.
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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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Patients with serious injuries are put at risk by untested and potentially dangerous treatments, experts say.
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LONDON, Oct 27  - Britain's Ministry of Defence has launched a major inquiry into brain injuries suffered by troops caught near explosions in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) include loss of memory, mood swings and depression. They can last from a matter of hours to up to three months. The condition, which has no external physical manifestations, is caused by the high velocity shockwaves from roadside bombs which jar the brain. At its simplest, it is similar to a concussion. But at its worst it can be completely debilitating. "We are doing a lot of work on it. We are working closely with the Americans," a government spokesman said. "This has been going on for several years. The new bit is the self-assessment questionnaire we are sending to all troops in theatre."  "This is a very, very complex area. But we are doing a lot of research," he added. "A special project has been set up to look into improving understanding of the condition and diagnosis and treatment."  The government said part of its research included trying to design a blood test that could pick up signs of the condition and therefore improve diagnosis of it.  The more that was understood about the condition the better could helmet and body armour design be made to try to prevent it, the ministry spokesman said. The Guardian newspaper said in its Saturday edition the United States estimated up to one fifth of its soldiers and marines serving in Afghanistan and Iraq had suffered from MTBI.