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Written by Bettyg
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19 April 2013
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from Lyme Disease 1991 Patient/Physician Perspectives from the USA
and Canada
Lora Mermin, editor
"Corticosteroids, or steroids as they are commonly
called, are very important drugs in a wide variety of medical conditions.
They exert an anti-inflammatory effect and suppress the immune
system. This may be life saving in some diseases such as asthma and
malignancies.
On the other hand, steroids are rarely curative,
and are associated with harmful side effects if used for prolonged periods
of time. These include:
bone loss,
cataracts,
sodium retention,
weight
gain,
abnormal fat distribution and
predisposition in other infections.
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