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 [...]
Greg LeMond subpoenaed in probe
The Federal authorities have served a grand jury subpoena to the three-time Tour de France champion, Greg LeMond, in context of investigation of fraud and doping accusations involving Lance Armstrong and his cycling teams.
LeMond has been asked to offer documents pertaining to Lance Armstrong and his last four teams: United States Postal Service, Discovery Channel, [...]
Prospective treatment identified for muscle atrophy
A new form of treatment for providing relief to individuals suffering from muscle atrophy was recently identified and disclosed in an animal study that was presented at the Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Presently, anabolic steroids (testosterone) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IFG-1) that may not be all that safe are [...]
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 [...]
Water pollution sources from medications analyzed
In a recent study, it was found that morning and bedtime showers that have been considered important can be the unrecognized sources of the hormones, antibiotics, and other pharmaceuticals polluting the environment.
The finding was reported by scientists at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco on March 24, 2010.
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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 [...]
Steroid usage may lead to weight and muscle gains
According to a recent review, patients suffering from HIV and treated with anabolic steroids may experience modest gains in muscle mass and weight.
The review appeared in an issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration.
From News-Medical.Net:
Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances similar to the male sex hormone testosterone that promote growth of skeletal [...]
Sale of SARM witnessing highs
The Internet black market is full of easily available and affordable non-steroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs).
The hike in demand is primarily because of the performance enhancing features of these SARMs, as per researchers from the German Sport University Cologne in Germany.
The involved researchers were able to find Andarine [...]
Women with increased DHEAs have improved cognitive function
Women with increased DHEAs have better cognitive function than their counterparts with lower DHEAs, as per a study appearing in an issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
The study revealed that cognitively intact women with higher circulating levels of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), in the form of DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), are likely to fare [...]
HIV-patients can expect muscle gains with steroids
According to a new review, patients suffering from the HIV virus and administering themselves with anabolic steroids with an aim for preventing AIDS wasting can experience modest gains in terms of muscle mass and weight.
The weight gain magnitude can be termed as relevant in clinical terms, according to lead author Karen Johns, a Medical Assessment [...]
