But beyond the issues of popularity or legality is the fact that anabolic steroids can cause serious physical and psychological side effects. In light of these hazards, measures to curtail the use ...

It has arbitrarily been decided that the use of steroids for at least 3 months is a clinically significant risk factor for osteoporosis and this value has been adopted in 10-year fracture risk ...

Detecting rapid effects of steroid hormones requires different approaches to complement the widely used experiments using castration and home implant manipulations.

Treatment with steroids can cause side effects. If you have multiple sclerosis (MS), your doctor may prescribe steroids to treat episodes of disease activity. These episodes of new or returning ...

Steroids for COPD include oral steroids, inhaled steroids, and combination inhalers. Each type comes with its own benefits and side effects. While no cure currently exists for COPD, several types ...

But for individuals with prediabetes, diabetes, or even impaired insulin sensitivity, steroid-induced high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can be a serious concern. Some of the other side effects of ...

To investigate the effects of two different regimens of androgenic-anabolic steroid (AAS) administration on serum lipid and lipoproteins, and recovery of these variables after drug cessation, as ...

Glucocorticoids are quite commonly used in the treatment of many diseases and are one of the most common causes of secondary osteoporosis. Osteoporosis associated with chronic steroid therapy ...