The use of anabolic steroids over a period of time by bodybuilders and athletes for attaining dramatic benefits can result in damage to the kidney, as per a paper that was presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.
It is worth noting that this side effect [...]
December 31, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
A spent syringe having an undetectable anabolic steroid that was provided to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and the contents delivered to the research team in Los Angeles has been identified. This newly discovered drug is tetrahydrogestrinone (THG).
The details of this research were published in an issue of Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
From News-Medical.Net:
Urine [...]
December 31, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP) can be effectively treated with a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone, Teriparatide. This finding was published in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that are naturally produced in the human body and may be termed as synthetically [...]
December 30, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
A novel concept has been developed by a team of Mayo Clinic researchers, led by Virginia Miller that makes uses of blood platelets for defining thrombotic risk. The team is presently testing a theory as part of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).
The colleagues of Miller were Muthuvel Jayachandran, Kazaumori Kashimoto, John A. Heit [...]
December 30, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
As per a 2009 review by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) in relation to safety and efficacy of a widely-used corneal transplant procedure and an unusual but severe reaction to systemic fluoroquinolones, antibiotics meant for treating bacterial infections may lead to double vision.
The 2009 review by the cornea panel of the Academy’s Ophthalmic Technology [...]
December 29, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have combined efforts to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis.
Psoriatic arthritis is a disease that primarily affects people with psoriasis though there may be some individuals without psoriasis who may be affected by this disease.
These guidelines by the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis [...]
December 29, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
Alarming trends have been noticed among non-athletes on steroids by the results of a survey released at the 52nd American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. It was stated that health concerns because of steroid use do not deter the users from using steroids.
The results of this survey once again highlight [...]
December 28, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
A paper that was presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA revealed that use of anabolic steroids by bodybuilders and athletes in pursuit to attain dramatic benefits can result in kidney damage. This side effect of steroids was not previously recognized.
It was highlighted that long-term, [...]
December 28, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
A new hope has been provided to thousands of patients who turned deaf due to an immune system attack by a latest research at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research.
This study is expected to help patients in finding out of steroids can help them find great relief and if they can do so without [...]
December 27, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »
According to a recently concluded medical review, there is no truth in the long-believed myth of humid air’s ability to relieve croup patients from noisy croup breathing and barking cough.
Michael Moore, a family doctor at Three Swans Surgery in Salisbury, England, remarked that it is very common for croup patients’ families to get them have [...]
December 26, 2009 | Posted in
Steroids Blog |
Read More »