“Steroids” is an umbrella term that can be used to refer to corticosteroids, anabolic steroids, and sex hormone steroids. The term “steroids” most often refers to a class of medications called ...

In one of the population-based studies in the southern part of India, increasing age was associated with vitreoretinal disorders. [29] The prevalence of any vitreoretinal disorder was 10.8% (95 ...

Hyderabad: The incidence of age-related long-sightedness (presbyopia)—a condition in which the eyes gradually lose the ability to see nearby objects—is rising in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A ...

Visakhapatnam: A 15-year follow-up of 5,395 participants from the erstwhile combined Andhra Pradesh (encompassing both present-day AP and Telangana), originally examined between 1996 and 2000, ...

Objective To determine the prevalence, causes and risk factors associated with visual impairment (VI) in the Nirmal district of Telangana, India, using extended Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment ...

Purpose The Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study III (APEDS III) is a 15-year follow-up involving 5395 participants (83.7%) first examined in APEDS I (1996–2000). Our aim was to determine the incidence of ...

1 Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India 2 Brien Holden Eye ...

Children born out of consanguineous marriages run a higher risk of getting Hereditary Eye Diseases (HEDs). The HEDs pose a significant health challenge in regions, where marriages between close ...

Anabolic steroids can increase the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications when a person misuses them. This includes using them to build muscle for sports. Anabolic steroids, or ...

Adult males typically have between 265 and 923 nanograms per deciliter of testosterone (ng/dL) in their blood, while adult females have far less. Typical levels vary depending on age, sex, and health.

Anabolic steroids are drug that mimic the naturally occurring male sex hormones. Doctors prescribe anabolic steroids for skeletal muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics for ...