Article: A steroid used against arthritis.(Sports)

Article: Massachusetts HMO Claims Win over Two Drug Makers in Price ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... canceling coverage entirely. The HMO told its customers that cortico-steroid nasal sprays were the most effective treatment for hay fever ... coverage, meaning the copay will be $25. The copay for the cortico-steroid nasal sprays is $10. A Schering-Plough spokesman said ...

Article: HMO CLAIMS WIN ON DRUG PRICES
The Boston Globe;  July 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... canceling coverage entirely. The HMO told its customers that cortico-steroid nasal sprays were the most effective treatment for hay fever ... coverage, meaning the copay will be $25. The copay for the cortico-steroid nasal sprays is $10. A Schering-Plough spokesman said ...

Article: Pain, set and match; Spurred back onto the court by Wimbledon? ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  July 2, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... antiinflammatory drugs. Ultrasound may help reduce the inflammation. If the pain is severe or persistent, an injection of a cortico-steroid drug may be required. Surgery to release the tendon is occasionally needed. Tips: Consult a professional about playing ...

Article: NZ muscle disease breakthrough.
New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);  November 15, 2007 ;     607 words ... ... currently no therapies on the market to delay or halt muscular dystrophy, although several were in human trials overseas. Cortico-steroid drugs and breathing ventilation machines were used to treat symptoms. Sean Stamp, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...

Article: LABELS MUST LIST DRUG SIDE EFFECTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 14, 1998 ;     517 words ...Byline: The Washington Post Because widely prescribed cortico-steroid drugs used to treat asthma or allergy may slow children's growth, the Food and Drug Administration told pharmaceutical companies ...

Article: Migraine drugs.(DRUGS, PREGNANCY, AND LACTATION)
OB GYN News;  January 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... loss at delivery and an increase in the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in premature or low-birthweight infants. Cortico steroid use in the first trimester is tied to a low risk of oral clefts. Ergot alkaloid preparations are contraindicated in pregnancy ...

Article: A present from Lucy made Susie see red
Evening News - Scotland;  July 4, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... immune system from destroying any more of her cells -or the new ones we were transfusing into her . We placed Susie on to a cortico-steroid to suppress her immune system and allow her own bone marrow the chance of producing enough red cells to reverse the anaemia ...