Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
All medicines come with side effects, and corticosteroids like prednisone are no exception. These miraculous drugs have life-saving anti-inflammatory properties, but they are also known to produce…
Sep 6, 2024
✅ This article was reviewed by Ohiole Kingsley Ohikuare, PharmD, member of our MedShadow Medical Advisory Board. Most of us know that using steroids to…
Oct 15, 2020
If you visit the doctor from time to time for anything other than a routine checkup, it’s likely that at some point you’ve received a…
Jul 29, 2020
Researchers have discovered that oral corticosteroids, in both the long and short term, may cause serious adverse effects. And for those who suffer from anxiety and…
Jul 9, 2020
Corticosteroids, also known as glucocorticoids or steroids, aren’t the same as the anabolic steroids athletes misuse. Corticosteroids are used to treat a variety of inflammatory diseases…
May 14, 2020
As a personal trainer, I come into contact with young men who appear to be on anabolic steroids, typically taken to increase muscle mass and…
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