Since their introduction for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroids have become
widely used as effective agents in the control of inflammatory diseases. Although there have …

Of the various methods for measuring pain the visual analogue scale seems to be the most
sensitive. For assessing response to treatment a pain-relief scale has advantages over a …

4 The measurement of pain Page 1 4 The measurement of pain HA BIRD JS DIXON Pain is a
common but complex symptom. Many factors contribute to its perception by the patient and …

Excerpt It may be appropriate to discuss in this Nobel Lecture three general aspects of
cortisone and pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH):(1) the development of the …

Objectives A reduced adrenal reserve-associated cortisol production relative to the
enhanced needs of chronic inflammation (disproportion principle) has been observed in …

1. One hundred and ninety-five patients undergoing low-dose prednisone or prednisolone
therapy were investigated. Blood pressure, weight, serum urea, sodium and potassium were …

In order to assess the relative merits of different assessment methods in rheumatoid arthritis,
a double-blind, crossover clinical therapeutic trial was carried out in 37 ambulant hospital …

A 14-day, single-blind trial of prednisone, aspirin, and placebo was carried out in 128
patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, using subjective criteria only (severity of pain …

The article describes a large placebo-controlled trial examining the potential benefit of short-
term glucocorticoid (GC) bridge therapy on structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

This investigation is a preliminary report on the effectiveness of hydrocortisone in certain
clinical aspects of endodontic treatment. Reference is made to the saline suspension of …