Alex Rodriguez still ruling after 600th home run
The seventh and youngest player in Major League Baseball history to hit 600 career home runs, Alex Rodriguez, may have been left relieved by burden of attaining the 600th home run in the past but he is now a free man but still under pressure to sustain.
A-Rod is keen to prove his [...]
Rodriguez to appear for anti-steroid fundraiser
Alex Rodriguez who cheated the game of baseball and fans by using anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs is all ready to lend a hand to a fundraiser for the Taylor Hooton Foundation next month following a home game against Detroit. It is amusing to note that A-Rod who himself used and even admitted to [...]
Guilt still not accepted by Marion Jones
Marion Jones, the disgraced American sprinter, opened up on The Oprah Winfrey Show but is still reluctant to take the entire responsibility for the drug use episode that had tarnished her career and the Sydney Olympics.
Jones lied before the investigators when a phial of “the clear” was shown to her and denied making use [...]
Long term steroid use leads to increased aggression
Evidence has been found suggesting that use of anabolic steroids can have an impact on the levels of aggression and behavior in the long run well after steroid users have stopped abusing the performance enhancing drugs. This finding was disclosed by Northeastern University psychology professor Richard Melloni studying the association between aggression [...]
Adolescent steroid use can lead to serotonin reduction and altered signaling
More and more young men are using steroids and other performance enhancing these days, a fact that has been a matter of great concern for parents and researchers. Till date, the physiological and neurological effects of use of steroids were not completely evaluated.
A new research from Northeastern University, published in the latest [...]
Athletes using performance enhancing drugs need to be beware
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are leading the field for developing a new, improved detection system that could be used for identifying and preventing use of performance-enhancing drugs among athletes.
The research was led by Professor Colin Snape in the University’s School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering and published recently in Rapid Communications in [...]
Identification of new side effects of performance enhancing drugs
New and severe side effects of performance enhancing drugs have been identified and revealed by a new Australian study by a team of Southern Cross University (SCU) scientists.
The study led by Dr Robert Weatherby revealed that the use of anabolic steroids may significantly raise susceptibility to viral infections and cancers. This study also raised doubts [...]
Athletes on performance enhancing drugs likely to abuse alcohol
College athletes making use of performance enhancing drugs are at a higher risk of abusing alcohol and other recreational drugs than those not making a use of them, as per a new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Dr. Robert J. Pandina, study co-author and director of the Center of Alcohol Studies [...]
Golf’s first case of suspension due to performance-enhancing drugs
Seasoned golf player Doug Barron recently received a one-year suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The 40-year-old was the first to receive a suspension from the PGA Tour due to performance-enhancing drugs.
PGA Tour is the organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. The organization is based in Ponte [...]
No Steroid News - Where have they gone?
It has been many months since we have heard the word “steroids” in the world of professional sports, a fact that would have obviously brought many smiles on the faces of doping and sporting officials. It was way back in February this year that some anonymous sources reported that Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) had made use [...]
