SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who currently use prednisone at a dose >20mg are at increased risk of both arterial and venous thrombosis, investigators concluded at ...

In our study, the patients with the best clinical outcomes were the ones who had strong or extreme reactions on patch testing. In contrast, only 2 of 4 patients with questionable or weak patch-test ...

A patient whose Addison’s disease has been well-controlled on prednisone 20 mg daily and fludrocortisone (Florinef) 0.1 mg daily now has hypertension that is suboptimally controlled on two ...

Please let me know if cortisone (Prednisone) is OK to be taken while pregnant, I'm currently 28 weeks pregnant. I'm taking cortisone (20mg x2 a day) because of inflamation in my heels, the doctor said ...