Steroids - The sleaziest of drugs - Doctors tell you that steroids only cause side effects after many years. But new research shows that permanent damage is immediate and devastating. He...

Was ranitidine the cause of anaphylactic shock? - Your article entitled ‘Did steroids cause asthma?’ (WDDTY vol 14 no 6) was very interesting. Your response - that the patient’s 'asthma attack' was li...

Weight gain and accumulated fluid - I was rather disappointed in the article on slimming (vol 6 no 5) in your August 1995 edition. Your author seems to have fallen into the usual trap of...

Did steroids cause asthma? - Steroids cause heart attack - Steroids have been called 'the most sleazy of modern-day medications' by John Mills, former professor of medicine at the University of California.

Did steroids cause asthma? - I am a 42-year-old local government worker. I was due to have arthroscopy on my right knee for cartilage removal but, at the last moment, the operatio...

Case study: The risk of steroids for asthma sufferers - My 22 year old daughter has been treated with steroids for her asthma for the past two years. Her doctor assured her that there was no danger of side...

Sudden death on steroids - Steroids, even in low doses, can kill or maim. The common thread in the following cases was that the drugs weren't used for long periods but had a swi...

Steroids for polymyalgia - I was diagnosed in April last year with polymyalgia. It came on suddenly overnight; having gone to bed the night before perfectly well, I woke up with...