The most popular steroids scandals in sports
For many years now, several infamous drug scandals have unceasingly appeared in news and TVs. One of them was that of Andre Agassi. This former tennis ace confessed in his autobiography to have used steroids while still playing in professional tennis.
In the world of football, Diego Maradona, Argentina’s most famous football player was well known [...]
Lou Gehrig’s disease is now treatable
Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is considered to be one of the worst and most painful way of dying, is now treatable according to Marcelo Vargas, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Jeff Johnson, a professor in the School of Pharmacy. The disease is fatal in the sense that the neurons controlling the muscles have [...]
Rodriguez chooses a new and improved life for himself
After being drowned in many controversies including him admitting taking steroids to his relationship with Madonna and the photo shoot in which he was seen kissing his own reflection, Alex Rodriguez has come a long way now to lead a normal and ’slightly hidden’ life to stay away from all worries. The great baseball slugger [...]
Mass Tab makers faces court charges
Jacob Bray, a young athlete from Tulsa bought Mass Tab from Supplement Shack in Oklahoma. After a couple of weeks of utilizing the product, Bray of a sudden felt an “instant migraine” while weightlifting in a gym. A friend instantly took him home. He took Tylenol and laid an icepack on his head to alleviate [...]
Congress to examine violation of state workplace policy
The NFL had tried to suspend Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams four games each for breaking the league’s anti-doping policy.
Now, the House Energy and Commerce Committee contrives to conduct a hearing next month on the case of two professional football players, whose suspensions were frozen by a federal appeals court.
According to Committee Chairman [...]
Cricketers refused to cooperate with WADA regulations
The International Cricket Council is doubting the World Anti-doping Agency’s decision to subject their athletes to Olympic drug regulations.
The Indians remained insistent that it poses as a security threat to high-profile athletes such as Sachin Tendulkar. They are confident that other countries would back them.
The WADA code necessitates that athletes must submit their whereabouts for [...]
Researchers’ map reveals how staph infections alter human immune system
Gene profiles of children with severe Staphylococcus aureus infections have been mapped, according to a revelation by Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
This revelation is believed to offer a critical insight into how the human immune system gets programmed when it comes to responding to this pathogen and opening new doors for improved [...]