A doctor who was part of a conspiracy to sell steroids to patients and other buyers has been sentenced to 5 years probation and 100 hours of community service. He admitted to dispensing anabolic steroids outside the normal practice of medicine. The discussion whether to revoke his license is still on and he would be facing up to a decade in prison incase his...

Alexander Devon and Marcos Maidana will be tested for steroids before their February 25th clash.This is being made because of Maidana’s accusations of Devon’s alleged use of performance enhancing substances. These back and forth accusations have led to the hiring of an independent firm that will test both participants for the use of performance enhancing...

According to researchers at the Rothman institute, spine patients who received epidural steroid injections before surgery are not any better off than those who did not receive this injection. This goes against the hypothesis that mentioned that this procedure helped patients who were suffering from spine problems. It was mentioned that patients who went through...

Among the steroids stories that are continuing to shock the world today are those of children under the age of 18 using steroids. Worse off, some of them are given steroids by their parents. James Gahan gave steroids to his child of 12 years apparently to increase his athletic prowess. It is the classic case of a parent living his life through his child. A child...

Colin Daynes; a Canadian wrestler has been banned from playing for two years for doping. He failed a doping test by testing positive to four different steroids; anabolic steroids, a diuretic and an estrogen receptor modulator. He accepted his predicament and did not dare to challenge the results. He had a right of appeal but did not take it up, instead he has...

Fans love their heroes in any sport. This is mostly due to the trust which the fans have in their heroes to perform well and basing on that good performance win the game. But what happens when fans, who love the game a lot, suddenly comes to know that the performance of their hero, due to which they love and follow him, is not due to his personal effort but with...

Two Western companies were heavily fined by a Judge of District Court in Idaho USA as they were involved in illegal distribution of steroids and more importantly those steroids were disguised in the form of supplements to be used for dieting purpose. These disguised steroids were eventually given to a retail company in Meridian area. The two companies fined were...

Citrullination amount can be reduced in the body with the help of a therapy known as Glucocorticoid Therapy. Citrullination is a process in which arginine, which is a building block of protein, is converted into citrulline and this is perhaps what causes inflammation. Inflammation is caused in the joints along with rheumatoid arthritis. These findings were...