TOPICS: Glucocorticoids, nf-kappab, cytokine release, t cells, b cells, antibodies, t cell apoptosis, neutrophil chemotaxis, artificial leukocytosis, demargination of neutrophils, asthma, non hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, crohn disease, inflammatory conditions, ulcerative colitis, autoimmune conditions, eczema, adrenal insufficiency, hyperglycemia, gluconeogenesis, psychosis, cataracts, gastric ulcers, myopathy, weakness, cushing syndrome, amenorrhea, adrenal atrophy, skin thinning, striae, osteonecrosis of femoral head, osteoporosis