When used in this way, the steroid treatment should be given for the shortest amount of time possible at the lowest effective dose. Oral steroids come in pill, capsule, or liquid forms.

Nasal steroid sprays are used to treat chronic sinusitis and allergies that affect your breathing, like hay fever. They can also be used to treat snoring and nasal polyps, noncancerous growths in the ...

I really believe that one day the door will be open for us.” Sosa, 56, is one of the faces of MLB’s steroid era, a controversial time in the sport’s history. He and Mark McGwire became a ...

McGwire publicly apologized for steroid use in 2010, nine years after his retirement. He talked again about steroid use with USA TODAY Sports in 2023 on the 25-year anniversary of the home run chase.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Spencer Steer was scratched from the Reds’ lineup on Saturday after the infielder/outfielder was given a cortisone injection in his bothersome right shoulder. Steer received the ...

Patients experienced significant improvement in low-back and radicular pain within 5 months following epidural steroid injection, with pain relief observed for up to 1 year. Epidural steroid ...

In the study titled "Cardiovascular Disease in Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Users," published in Circulation, researchers examined a cohort of 1,189 men who had been sanctioned for AAS use in ...

Most short-term prednisone side effects, like headaches, nausea, and weight gain, go away once the dose is lowered or the steroid is stopped altogether. Other potential side effects—like vision ...

Although it was the first national study comparing steroid use in these communities, data has shown an elevation of high-risk behavior and health disparities in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and ...