For hundreds of years butterbur (Petasites hybridus) has been used against many diseases. Modern indications are the prophylaxis of migraine, tension headache, spasms of the urogenital tract, gastro-intestinal tract and bile duct and hopefully hay fever and asthma in the near future. The petasines,
Inhaled corticosteroids are a well established and effective treatment for asthma in children. However, some children develop systemic side effects including adrenal suppression when using moderate to high doses. Over the last few years, several severe acute adrenal crises with hypoglycaemia in
Although the presence of prostaglandin PGF(2?) has been demonstrated in the central nervous system in the mid sixties, it has taken a rather long time to pinpoint a role of certain metabolites of arachidonic acid in the regulation of neural activity. The modern family of bioactive compounds known as
This review focuses on the key pharmacological findings with a new NSAID, meloxicam. Unlike established NSAIDs, it preferentially inhibits inducible COX-2 in guinea-pigs peritoneal macrophages and human COX-2 in COS cells. Compared with other NSAIDs, meloxicam is the most potent inhibitor of
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