SA featherweight champion Matima Molefe has been banned for two years by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
Molefe’s urine sample that was taken by the institute’s officials on May 29 this year after a title fight in East London had illegal substances.
From Supersport.com:
Molefe stopped Simphiwe Tom in [...]
December 2, 2011 | Posted in
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According to results of a national survey published in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 7 percent of ninth-grade girls reported ever using anabolic steroids in 2004.
Three national surveys indicated dramatic increases in the prevalence [...]
August 17, 2011 | Posted in
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A wrestling website has noted in the wake of the death of “Macho Man” Randy Savage that over one-quarter of the performers who took part in 1991’s Wrestlemania VII have died.
It was reported by the Wrestling Observer that 14 of the 51 performers at the event have died in the past 20 years, with many [...]
June 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Disgraced Australian Olympic medalist Nathan Baggaley has been charged with possessing steroids in jail.
The Olympic medalist was already serving a nine-year jail term with a non-parole period of five years for dealing in ecstasy.
From Dailytelegraph.com.au:
But on Thursday, while serving his time in Cessnock Correctional Centre, the three-time kayaking world champion and double Olympic [...]
January 25, 2011 | Posted in
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More than one in ten boys have been admitting the use of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs over the last decade, a fact that has been of great concern for parents and researchers. The fact that physiological and neurological effects in the long term associated with such use have not been fully [...]
August 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Muscle wasting, a common complication experienced by HIV patients, can be effectively treated with anabolic steroids and administration of steroids could lead to modest body weight and muscle mass gains, as per a recent review.
The gains can be termed as relevant in clinical terms as per lead author Karen Johns, a [...]
July 27, 2010 | Posted in
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The use of steroids among teen girls is not merely restricted to competitive athletics, as per results of a national survey published in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
The survey results suggested that steroid use is associated with other health-endangering behaviors such as diet pills and smoking.
From News-medical.net:
“Adolescent girls reporting [...]
July 9, 2010 | Posted in
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Use of anabolic steroids by HIV patients can help them attain modest weight and muscle mass gains, as per a recently concluded review.
The review appeared in an issue of The Cochrane Library, which is a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration.
From News-Medical.Net:
Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone [...]
June 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Patients suffering from the HIV virus and medically administered with anabolic steroids for preventing AIDS wasting may experience modest weight and muscle mass gains. The magnitude of these gains can be relevant in clinical terms, as per lead author Karen Johns, a Medical Assessment Officer from the Agency Health Canada.
This review was published in an [...]
January 20, 2010 | Posted in
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People who are suffering from the dreaded HIV-virus and making use of anabolic steroids to prevent AIDS wasting tend to gain modest gains in terms of muscle mass and weight, according to a new review.
This review was published in an issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration.
The magnitude of weight gain [...]
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