Steroids help mild croup
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By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor&#39;s office, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Steroids may have a role in the   treatment of anxiety disorders like posttraumatic stress   disorder (PTSD), according to studies in mice, which indicate   that glucocorticoids, a type of steroid, impair the recall of   established fear memories.
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Levoxyl may cause choking and gagging when the thyroid hormone is not swallowed with a full glass of water, the drug's manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.
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BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Children who spend long periods of time at indoor swimming pools may damage lung cells that help prevent airway inflammation.
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NEW YORK  - For the average person, popping vitamin C pills is unlikely to ward off the common cold or shorten its length or severity. However, for people exposed to short bouts of extreme physical exercise or cold temperatures, vitamin C may markedly reduce their risk of catching a cold.
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NEW YORK  - Among a group of children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids who were suspected of having disordered breathing during sleep, those who snored a lot and spent less time in bed did less well on certain mental tests, according to a new study.
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A new study suggests that an ingredient in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs. Researchers from England and Hungary found that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, may be better than some medications at suppressing coughs.
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A single dose of a steroid can quiet the barking cough of croup and let children and parents get some sleep, Canadian doctors report. One dose was known to help children with moderate to serious croup, but doctors did not know if it would be worth using the drug for mild symptoms that would go away in three days anyway.
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NEW YORK  - Pimecrolimus cream provides  rapid relief of symptoms and helps promote sleep in young  children with eczema, German researchers report.
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Steroids boost the body but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.
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After an ER visit for asthma, a single steroid shot is just as good as an 8-day course of steroid pills at preventing a disease relapse, new research suggests. The authors believe that the shot might be particularly useful for patients who have difficulty taking the pills as prescribed.
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NEW YORK  - Applying a topical anesthetic  half an hour beforehand reduces pain for children getting a  measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot, according to a report by  Canadian researchers.
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Patients with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing parasite eggs.
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NEW YORK  - Surgery that uses a tiny camera  placed in the nose can restore the normal nasal sound to the  voices of patients with ongoing sinus inflammation, also called  chronic sinusitis, according to a report presented here Tuesday  at the annual meeting of the American Academy of  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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NEW YORK  - Most people with uncontrolled  asthma can achieve good control over their disease using a  combination of the inhaled steroid fluticasone and the  long-acting beta-2-agonist salmeterol, according to a study  supported by GlaxoSmithKline R&D Limited.
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The study included more than 600 nursing home patients. Those who swallowed a vitamin E supplement daily had fewer colds and 20-percent had lower risk of acquiring a cold. They were compared to a control group given a placebo.
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Children with persistent stuffy nose due to allergy, or &quot;allergic rhinitis,&quot; who receive intranasal treatment with the steroid triamcinolone acetonide for