Dwayne Bowe suspended for violating NFL’s steroids policy
Receiver Dwayne Bowe of the Chiefs has been suspended for four games after being found guilty of violating the National Football league’s policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances, as per recent reports.
This revelation suggests that either Bowe has exhausted internal appeals or decided not to appeal the suspension judgment. The substance used by Bowe [...]
Memphis based company discovered a safer alternative to steroids
A clinical trial was conducted by the Memphis-based company, GTx. According to their study, a compound they were developing, which was for muscle wasting and bone loss, was found to help increase lean muscle mass in the elderly.
In the study, Evans and other members of the GTx research team analyzed a solution, which revealed the [...]
Steroid treatment analyzed for sudden hearing loss
As per a systematic review and meta-analysis both published in an issue of Archives of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, there is a very little evidence suggesting the usefulness of steroids while treating sudden hearing loss though steroids are considered to be one of the most widely used treatment options for treating sudden hearing loss.
Sudden [...]
Pacquiao accused of steroids, again
A few months ago, Floyd Mayweather Sr. threw accusations on Pacquiao, saying that the world champion is using steroids and that is precisely what is helping him win his fights. Mayweather Sr. insisted that the reason Pacquiao always comes clean in his drug tests was that people around him are not willing to speak up [...]
Corticosteroids proving effective for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
When it comes to treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), corticosteroids can be considered as a first-line therapy according to a new practice guideline published in the Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also suggested that patients suffering from DMD can experience considerable relief with administration of corticosteroids.
Two corticosteroids, prednisone [...]