Study urges steroids for all croup sufferers
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A new study from researchers at the University of Calgary recommends all children with croup be treated with steroids, even those children with the mildest symptoms.
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You don't have to look at a calendar to know that it's cold season. Just listen to the hacking coughs, sneezes and the hoarse, husky voices that have dropped an octave in recent weeks as upper-respiratory infections take a toll in offices, schools and homes.
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Melatonin, a hormone available in  over-the-counter supplements and popped freely by many frequent  air travelers, may affect the sex glands, U.S. and Japanese  researchers reported on Monday.
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Using steroids to build bulging muscles can also trigger "catastrophic" loss of brain cells, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Exposure to several commonly used pesticides appears to increase the risk of asthma, US researchers report.
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Vitamin E supplements ward off colds in  the elderly and may help some seniors avoid upper respiratory  tract infections that can prove deadly, researchers said on  Tuesday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Snoring in children may be a manifestation of allergic disease, Australian researchers report.
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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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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Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers who take a commonly prescribed steroid known as prednisone run a significantly higher risk of catching pneumonia than people on biologic medications.
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NEW YORK  - Voice tremor responds to  injections of Botox into the vocal cords, researchers have  shown.
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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Nursing home residents who take daily doses of vitamin E appear to be less likely to develop certain respiratory infections, a new study finds.    The protective effect was most pronounced with upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold...
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Voice tremor responds to injections of Botox into the vocal cords, researchers have shown.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- An allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus triggered by immune cells may be on the rise among U.S. children, a new study finds.
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A combination of two GlaxoSmithKline drugs may help keep patients with emphysema and chronic bronchitis from suffering severe complications, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.