Steroid ring suspects make court appearance
More than a dozen of the suspects arrested in a two-year multi-state and multi-agency investigation into a massive anabolic steroid ring appeared in the Warren County Court recently.
According to court officials, thirteen people accused of using or peddling the drugs faced a judge.
From Local12.com:
The Warren County Drug Task Force and the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office [...]
Steroids affect brain development in premature babies
Powerful steroids can affect brain development in premature babies, according to a recent study.
Animal studies found that the steroids called glucocorticoids affect a certain part of the brain, as per an explanation by researcher Emily Tam, MD, of the University of California-San Francisco.
From Voanews.com:
“The cerebellum is particularly targeted, resulting in cell death and [...]
Laraque’s allegations hurt NHL
George Laraque he is still getting under the skin of NHL players even after retiring long back from the NHL.
The ex-enforcer claims in his book “The Story of the NHL’s Unlikeliest Tough Guy” that the use of performance enhancing drugs was not contained to just enforcers like him but also extended to offensive stars.
From Foxnews.com:
Apparently [...]
Session on healthy choices conducted
More than half a million high school athletes use performance enhancing drugs or supplements, each year, to try to get an edge on the competition, which is an undeniable fact in the books of most coaches.
“It’s a problem across the board…if not steroids, it’s the supplements (you can buy at health food stores) or the [...]
Steroids harmful to brain when administered to infants
According to a recent study by scientists from the University of California, preterm infants who are treated with glucocorticoids could be at a growing risk for damage to the cerebellum in the brain.
Glucocorticoids are generally administered to premature infants for lung maturation and normalization of breathing and blood pressure.
From Healthjockey.com:
Emily Tam, MD, a child neurologist [...]
New regulations implemented by CHRB
New regulations surrounding the use of the bronchodilator, clenbuterol, in Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos Race Course have been implemented by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).
These regulations went into effect on October 14 and were prompted by the growing use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroids.
From Thehorse.com:
Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator, [...]