( People suffering from traumatic brain i...)No Steroids for Traumatic Brain Injury,Health

People suffering from traumatic brain injuries shouldn’t receive steroids to reduce inflammation,// say researchers after comparing death rates among patients who received the drugs to those who received a placebo.

Researchers involved about 10,000 patients for the study, results showed 21 percent of those treated with the drugs died compared to 18 percent of those who were not treated. According to Dr.Phil Alderson who conducted the study, steroids should no longer be routinely used in people with traumatic head injury because it is associated with significant mortality.

According to a survey conducted in 2000, about one-third of all trauma centers in the United States routinely use steroids to treat traumatic brain injury cases. Traumatic brain injury affects about 1.4 million Americans every year and causes 50,000 deaths.
'"/>




Page: 1
Related medicine news :

1. Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma
2. The Use Of Steroids for Dizziness Questioned
3. The Use Of Oral Steroids For Muscular Dystrophy Questioned
4. Steroids Effective For Treating Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
5. The Use Of Steroids After Liver Transplants Questioned
6. New Study Will The Look Into The Effects Of Synthetic Steroids
7. Abuse Of Anabolic Steroids Causes Acne In Bodybuilders
8. Aggressive Teenage Behaviour: Blame It On The Anabolic Steroids
9. Steroids administered to expectant mothers, a boon for preemie babies
10. Anabolic Steroids for Today’s Young Me
11. Steroids Ineffective In Tennis Elbow