Moderate alcohol use may be safe with prednisone, but both can weaken your immune system. Prednisone can also disrupt blood sugar levels, harm the digestive tract, and weaken bones, so it’s wise to be ...

When the prednisone my doctor gave me almost miraculously vanquished the paralyzing joint pain I was suffering from, I was hooked. At first, I didn’t care that I had to take a second drug (alendronate ...

Bodies are always complicated — and bodies dealing with chronic illness and autoimmune disease often have different challenges to navigate than some of their peers. For folks whose treatments involve ...

Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight, reports a new ...

Research shows discontinuing treatment with glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone) – one of the main goals of lupus management – is achievable in lupus remission. Though, some people are better candidates ...

THE adrenal steroids have attained wide acceptance as therapeutic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The chemical analogue of cortisone, prednisone, has properties that have made the ...

THE new adrenocortical steroid prednisone 1 was used in the treatment of 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Among 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with prednisone, the disease was of ...

Prednisone is recommended as the first-line treatment for pulmonary sarcoidosis, but this steroid causes a number of unwanted side effects. Now new research published at the ATS 2025 International ...

Experts don't yet know all the potential side effects of combining prednisone and alcohol. Mixing the two may raise your risk of health conditions like osteoporosis and high blood pressure. Your ...

Last year, I had three six- to eight-day stays in the hospital for asthma, pneumonia, a severe skin infection (cellulitis) and then H1N1. I was on prednisone just before each incident. My immune ...

Prednisone belongs to the corticosteroid family of medicines. It is sometimes prescribed for conditions such as serious allergies, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and lupus to suppress the immune ...

One hundred thirteen men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer died today. Simultaneous retroperitoneal, thoracic, and cervical resection of postchemotherapy residual masses in patients with ...