Abiraterone use for prostate cancer can cause mineralocorticoid excess syndrome (MES; eg, hypertension and hypokalemia). Prednisone mitigates these effects; however, the optimal dose level is unclear.

Daily prednisone promotes obesity, but weekly prednisone has ‘strikingly different’ results Weekly prednisone promotes nutrient uptake into muscles and improves lean body mass Many people take daily ...

SEATTLE -- Prednisone or deflazacort given every day were superior to prednisone on a 1o-days-on, 10-days-off schedule for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a researcher reported. Although ...

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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 ...