Dexamethasone May Stop Arthritis Before It Starts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
Around 27 million Americans have arthritis, three million of which began with a joint injury that provokes slow and steady cartilage deterioration.A new study from MIT suggests that glucocorticoid dexamethasone, a steroid drug currently used to treat inflammatory diseases, could also prevent osteoarthritis from ever developing in those people if given soon after the injury.read more