Word: meticorten
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Dates: during 1955-1955
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...some sufferers from rheumatoid arthritis, so often disappointed by over-optimistic claims for new treatments, there was good news. First, favorable impressions of the value of a new steroid, Meticorten (TIME, Nov. 15), have been confirmed, reported the Public Health Service's Dr. Joseph J. Bunim. The drug is five times as powerful as cortisone or hydrocortisone. Main trouble: the drug also causes unwelcome side effects, must be used under strict medical care...
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