The amazing benefits and wonder tales of anabolic steroids have been grappling the world and South Africa is no exception these days. The country has been reporting increasing numbers of steroid use in the recent times to suggest that distribution of steroids is uncontrollable even after imposition of strict norms.
A few years ago, South Africa [...]
January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a research that was presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008, larger body sizes of professional soccer players do not increase the risks of atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease after they go into retirement.
Benjamin D. Levine, M.D., senior author of the study and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine [...]
January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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Middle linebacker Dick Butkus, face of the Bears franchise between 1965 and the early ’70s, and running back Gale Sayers are not jealous among each other.
From Chicagotribune.com:
These days, Butkus is most passionate about his anti- steroid program called “I Play Clean,” and he would like to see NFL stars get behind the initiative, aimed mainly [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a research conducted at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center and a published study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, black teens suffering from asthma tend to show a resistance to steroid treatment.
It was suggested during the study that inhaled steroids are effective for asthma control management. Joseph Spahn, M.D., [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Strict enforcement measures and prosecution to the full extent of the law are the most effective ways to stop criminals from supplying steroids masquerading as dietary supplements, as per Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., interim executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA).
Fabricant appeared in a Senate hearing in September before the Subcommittee on Crime [...]
January 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Researchers from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and other institutions have been able to discover a new autoinflammatory syndrome that affects young children, primarily at the time of birth.
This rare genetic syndrome is named as DIRA (deficiency of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist).
From [...]
January 16, 2010 | Posted in
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After a settlement was made between the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and trainer of the 2008 Kentucky Derby winner, a 30-day suspension was imposed.
Salute the Count, horse of Rick Dutrow, tested positive for a breathing stimulant in May 2008 after a race at the Churchill Downs. This led to suspension in the month of July [...]
January 15, 2010 | Posted in
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The risk of negative disorders such as osteoporosis is high in HIV-patients. During a recent study, it was revealed that these patients may benefit from to introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and improved life quality but serious complications such as osteoporosis can happen.
Osteoporosis is a multifactorial ailment characterized by a continuing reduction in [...]
January 15, 2010 | Posted in
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Prochymal, which was developed by Osiris Therapeutics, has been a failure in terms of clearing of the two late-stage clinical trials. The failure has been perceived as a setback for the developer in pursuit to the world’s first drug derived from human stem cells.
The drug developer was of the view that this drug is no [...]
January 14, 2010 | Posted in
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As per a London-based study and lead author of the paper, Terence A. R. Seemungal, Ph.D., and Jadwiga Wedzicha, M.D., principle investigator, low doses of macrolide therapy can prove effective for reducing exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
These reductions can be as dramatic as much as 35 percent in [...]
January 14, 2010 | Posted in
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