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15 May 2023

The Impact Of Steroid Use On Risk Of Heart Disease, Can Worsen Quality Of Life

A new study showed the use of anabolic steroids can cause serious side effects, including heart failure and depression, for years after the end of your use. Read all about the study here.

12 Jul 2021

'Unnecessary use of steroids causing post-COVID complications in patients'

Steroids are causing post-COVID complications in patients 74 per cent of COVID-19 patients studied received steroids The study estimates that over one crore patients suffered post-COVID complications

16 May 2021

Misuse of steroids is cause of mucormycosis, says Randeep Guleria

Mucormycosis can affect the face, infecting nose, the orbit of the eye, or brain, which can even cause vision loss At AIIMS, 23 patients are being treated for this fungal infection

18 Nov 2019

Salman Khan appeals to fitness lovers not to use steroids

Salman Khan will next be seen onscreen in the Prabhudheva-directed "Dabangg 3" along with Sonakshi Sinha, Saiee Manjrekar and Kichcha Sudeepa.

29 Jul 2019

High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism

High levels of prenatal oestrogens were even more predictive of the likelihood of autism than were high levels of prenatal androgens (such as testosterone).

22 Nov 2017

HC notice to Centre on sale of skin creams containing steroids

The petition deals with the misuse of topical corticosteroids, a class of drugs used for treating a variety of skin diseases.

23 Aug 2017

Steroids ineffective for chest pains in non-asthmatic patients

In the study, 398 non-asthmatic adults with acute chest infections but no evidence of pneumonia and not requiring immediate antibiotic treatment were randomly split into two groups.

06 Aug 2017

Study says a steroid used to treat kidney ailments has adverse effects

Methylprednisolone is also used to treat conditions like skin diseases, rheumatic disorders, allergies, asthma among others.

11 Apr 2017

This new treatment is a safe, effective alternative therapy for hip pain!

People with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip usually take cortisone injection to get relief from the pain.

09 Sep 2016

Steroids in infertility treatment may lead to birth defects

Many women receive corticosteroids in the belief that reducing immune cells called "natural killer" cells will facilitate a pregnancy.

04 Apr 2016

Steroid use can turn 'good' fat into 'bad'

The research indicated that prednisolone could be enhancing conversion of energy from a meal into stored "bad" fat while not allowing brown fat to do its work of turning energy into heat.

Steroid lotions

26 Nov 2015

'Harmful use of steroid lotions widespread in India'

Misuse of steroid lotions can lead to resistance of infections that can make these difficult to diagnose and treat.

18 Oct 2015

Steroids' excessive use could weaken bones

Excessive use of steroids is increasingly causing a slew of health complications including thinning of skin, high blood sugar level and weaker bones, doctors have warned.

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