January 2024 in “La Ciencia al Servicio de la Salud y Nutrición” Spironolactone is effective and safe for treating hair loss, excessive hair growth, and acne.
June 2018 in “Reactions Weekly” A 65-year-old man developed a serious skin cancer linked to a drug he was taking for a fungal infection after a bone marrow transplant.
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August 2018 in “Psychiatry research” Estazolam reduces anxiety-like behavior in PTSD by increasing allopregnanolone levels.
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June 2020 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Spironolactone is effective for acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, female hair loss, and hirsutism but is underused in dermatology.
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June 2015 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Spironolactone is an effective and well-tolerated first-line treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa in women.
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January 2015 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” Corticosteroid pulse therapy is more effective for severe alopecia areata than combination therapy.
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January 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Candida antigen is an effective and promising treatment for alopecia areata.
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July 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” Spanlastic nanovesicles can improve efinaconazole delivery through nails.
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January 2002 in “Paediatric drugs” Tinea capitis, a scalp fungal infection in children, is best treated with newer antifungal agents for shorter periods.
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July 2009 in “Neuroscience” Neurosteroids like allopregnanolone help control cell death and growth in the developing fetal brain.
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July 2012 in “Epilepsy & Behavior” Finasteride worsens seizures in epilepsy rats and speeds up epileptogenesis in mice.
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August 2019 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” RpoS helps Borrelia burgdorferi survive in hosts and adapt to different environments.
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November 2024 in “Viruses” Cepharanthine may help treat Equid herpesvirus type 8 by reducing oxidative stress.
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