Injecting growth hormone (GH) and expecting enhanced physical performance is nothing but a myth, according to a new dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University in Sweden. It was also revealed that GH does not cause or facilitate muscle mass or physical performance in any manner.
Growth hormone does not bring any dramatic benefits like [...]
Hydropyrolysis, a new technique for identifying the usage of steroids in competitive events, can offer a long jump forward for inhibiting doping, according to the findings of a research that was published in the journal Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
It is believed that this improved technique can offer insights to sporting drug officials when it [...]
There has to be a greater need for caution by members of the medical fraternity while prescribing inhaled corticosteroids to patients suffering from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins.
This call for caution came immediately after recent evidences suggested that one of the most widely used anti-inflammatory medications, inhaled [...]
Adam Vasser of Los Altos, California, was an active kid with a bent for baseball until one unfortunate day when his young heart was attacked by a mysterious virus. It leads to an urgent need for a heart transplant and steroid-based therapy in the long run to prevent transplant rejection, forcing him to lead his [...]
Clenbuterol, is an anabolic steroid use in treating asthma attacks and other respiratory conditions in animals, especially in equines. It has become popular in the world of sports due to its slimming effects. It has been alleged that this drug is introduced into training regimens to help athletes lose weight.
Five Chinese swimmers, Qu Jing, Liu [...]