The retired US baseball star, Mark McGwire, has made an admission that he did make use of steroids during his illustrious career and this time included the period when he broke the home run record.
The confession by McGwire was seen by many as a follow-step after Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees in 2009 confessed about [...]
September 4, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a recently concluded survey by a drug charity, young men of today are increasingly turning to anabolic steroids to enhance their looks and self-confidence.
Steroids are now becoming popular among young men between the ages of 16 and 25, as per DrugScope. The popularity of steroids has extended beyond their use for improving performance [...]
August 28, 2010 | Posted in
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The use of anabolic steroids can possibly have long-term effects on aggression and behavior much after the abuse of these performance enhancing drugs has been stopped, according to Northeastern University psychology professor Richard Melloni.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s foremost medical research centers.
From Sciencedaily.com:
The researchers initially [...]
August 25, 2010 | Posted in
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Jim Thome of the Minnesota Twins is all set to join Alex Rodriguez in the 600 home run club with 577 career homers till now.
However, his contributions were and will be possibly subdued by baseball sluggers relying on anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs to make a name in the world of baseball and Baseball [...]
August 23, 2010 | Posted in
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More and more sportsmen are turning to steroids these days and the relationship between steroids and sports is getting strengthened with each passing day. The relationship has been there for many decades despite tall claims and enough measures from scientists and anti-doping officials. While some members of sport fraternity believe that use [...]
August 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Alex Rodriguez, who is about to hit the 600-home run mark, is in no mood to talk about steroids these days. Some former baseball players and fans have already stopped counting A-Rod’s home runs after the 553rd when he admitted to use of steroids.
It is not clear whether ESPN will flash a graphic of the [...]
August 10, 2010 | Posted in
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Multiple courses of steroids administered to expectant mothers can prove to be extremely useful to enhance the survival rate of preterm babies, as per a recently concluded study.
The study disclosed that use of steroids by expecting women in preterm labor could be more than just useful for minimizing the need of [...]
August 1, 2010 | Posted in
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The use of Avastin was found helpful, safe, and effective in context of treating a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors as per a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors.
Avastin or Bevacizumab stood out as a potential, effective therapy for gliomas, according to Marc Chamberlain, who is director of the [...]
July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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The Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, remarked that he supports a supervised use of steroids for athletes while addressing a group of American university students.
“Common sense” suggests that athletes can get benefited from use of steroids if they are made legal as per Cuban while speaking at a student forum at the University of Pittsburgh [...]
July 20, 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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