Abstract The Tuckerman Laboratory made major contributions to the molecular mechanisms of corticosteroids in beneficial and side
effects of steroid therapy.
Not exact matches
After suffering from the terrible side
effects of steroids, antibiotics, and immunosuppressant drug
therapy, I decided to do some research
of my own and I soon discovered that my symptoms could be controlled simply by the food I put in my body.
The majority
of children respond well to
steroid therapy, and the dose can be often be weaned to a low dose that causes few side
effects.
If you've ever seen someone on chronic
steroid therapy, say, for protection against transplant rejection, you've seen the destructive
effects of cortisol: such people develop a classic «moon face,» the result
of excess fat and fluid accumulations.
A 2010 review [1]
of the evidence for various approaches to treating canine skin allergies concluded that there was some evidence that fish oil supplements can improve coat quality and reduce the dosage
of steroid medications needed to reduce itching, but generally, these
effects are insubstantial and can not substitute for other
therapies.