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Dexamethasone belongs to a class of drugs called corticosteroids (also referred to as steroids). Dexamethasone oral tablet is available as both a generic and brand-name drug. Brand names ...

Figure 1: Evaluation and Management of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Sports Cardiology. Courtesy of Meagher SP, Chandra MS, Irwig MS, Rao P. hCG = human chorionic gonadotropin; Hct = hematocrit; Hgb ...

Results from short-term studies of patients with seasonal allergies generally have shown that nasal steroids relieve symptoms more effectively than do antihistamines. But what about long-term ...

A science teacher who supplied a pupil with anabolic steroids then gave advice on how they would impact an Army drug test has been banned from the classroom. Michael Bedford, 39, failed to ...