Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. It is used to treat certain inflammatory diseases and (at higher doses) cancers, but has significant adverse...more
Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis are at high risk for hypertension and diabetes, but as a consequence of their disease rather than its treatment, a retrospective Australian study found. Among patients with dermatomyositis, polymyositis, or inclusion body myositis, 62% and 29% had high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus, respectively,...more
When you think of arthritis, you think of inflammation. Inflammation is a process in which the body\\\'s white blood cells and chemicals help protect us from infection and foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. In some diseases, however, the body\\\'s defense system (immune system) triggers...more
