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Metabolomic study links inhaled cortical steroid treatment for asthma to adrenal suppression
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Metabolomic study links inhaled cortical steroid treatment for asthma to adrenal suppression

by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain Inhaled cortical steroids (ICS) can help patients manage asthma symptoms, and recent updates to asthma treatment guidelines have expanded recommended, low-dose treatment. But concerns persist that ICS may reduce production of the steroid hormone cortisol in the body leading to adrenal suppression. While initial adrenal suppression...

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Steroid treatment for type of kidney disease associated with increased risk for serious infections

Among patients with IgA nephropathy and excess protein in their urine, treatment with pills of the steroid methylprednisolone was associated with an unexpectedly large increase in the risk of serious adverse events, primarily infections, according to a study published by JAMA. IgA nephropathy is a kidney disease that occurs when the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) lodges...