Benefits inconsiderable and risks high with anti-aging hormones
A leading medical authority has condemned the use of anti-aging hormones in response to a recently released report “The use of hormones for “anti-aging”: a review of efficacy and safety,” by the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Council.
Dr. Thomas T. Perls, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine appreciated the example demonstrated [...]
Claims of Floyd Landis find no backers
Floyd Landis, a former teammate of cycling champion Lance Armstrong for three years, is trying his best to persuade other cyclists to confess to doping. Landis was accused of testing positive for testosterone after his win at the 2006 Tour de France.
Landis’ admission in context to use of a cocktail of doping products such as [...]
Human brain produces growth hormone
The human brain has the potential of producing growth hormone (GH) on its own, as an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences citing a discovery by scientists.
The involved researchers found out that GH is produced naturally in the body within hippocampus, a structure deep inside the brain that is involved [...]
Abuse of HGH may bring serious health risks
The abuse of human growth hormone (HGH) may bring serious health complications and people, especially celebrities, using them to stay young and look better run a high risk of being troubled with these complications, according to Dr. Alan Rogol, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform Committee on behalf of The Endocrine Society, [...]
Human growth hormone abuse may lead to serious health complications
Human growth hormone (HGH) abuse can lead to serious health issues according to Dr. Alan Rogol, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform Committee on behalf of The Endocrine Society. Dr. Rogol outlined the legitimate medical use of HGH and the possible repercussions surrounding its abuse by celebrities, sportsmen, and bodybuilders to fight [...]
Ethical differences in testosterone doping tests cannot be ignored
When a research was published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, surprising facts in relation to testosterone doping tests came out. It was found that the presently implemented steroid tests to caught sportsmen using testosterone or its alternatives are of no use due to the fact that ethnical differences among sportsmen [...]
Growth hormone use can lead to diabetes
Despite lack of evidence showing the effectiveness of growth hormone in athletic performance, many athletes and bodybuilders continue to use it for body enhancement and improved performance. Added to this, its easy availability through online websites and its difficulty to detect during doping tests, contribute to its preference over anabolic steroids.
It was not until [...]
