Blissfield teen given PSA award about steroids and sports
A teen from Blissfield, Travis Babbitt, was recently recognized with a first-place award for his public service announcement (PSA) about steroids and sports.
Contents of the winning MHSAA Sports PSA category entries could be used for producing a sportscasting PSA to air statewide, as per the Foundation’s website.
From Lenconnect.com:
Babbitt, 17, made a 30-second [...]
More young people using class A drugs
Illicit use of class A drugs is on a rampant high among 16-24 year olds and more than half a million young people make use of ecstasy and cocaine, as per published figures from Home Office.
The annual findings on drugs use from the survey revealed that the use of class A drugs and cocaine powder, [...]
Government bans “legal high” drugs
The government has banned three drugs that were considered to facilitate “legal highs” after two deaths were associated with their use. Alan Johnson followed advice from government group the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, to outlaw GBL, a legal alternative to the class C drug GHB, the amphetamine alternative BZP, [...]
Herbal treatment suggested for urinary tract infections
An extract from Forskolin, Indian coleus plant, which can be bought over the counter at health food stores, has the ability to cut down on urinary tract infections, according to a research team at Duke University Medical Center.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
From News-medical.net:
Lead researcher microbiologist [...]
Baseball haunted by steroid accusations
Alex Rodriguez, star third-baseman for the New York Yankees and baseball’s highest-paid player, who recently touched the magical figure of 600 career home runs, has been accused of making use of steroids.
It seems that there is no getting back for the game of baseball, which has been haunted by steroid accusations in the recent [...]
Dale Murphy is all against cheating in sports
The former major leaguer and a two-time National League most valuable player, Dale Murphy, is all set to make the game of baseball clean. Murphy has been making every possible effort for ensuring that impressionable pint-sized sluggers don’t imitate their “steroid-taking” heroes.
It was remarked by Murphy that success is not an issue [...]