The Senate recently approved a bill that includes a section that would strengthen the regulations on food supplements.
New rules for supplements are important because untold numbers of American young people-and adults-think these substances are safe because they can be bought off the shelves of health food stores, in gyms and from supermarkets across the nation. However, they are horribly mistaken.… Continue Reading…
We’ve been saying for a long time that steroid use continues unabated in all sports. Â Now, there is a school of thought developing that this use is resulting in other injuries such as concussions. Â Players are getting so big and so fast that severe injuries are inevitable.
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NFL overlooking the impact of steroids on concussions
The NFL is getting serious about concussions, which is a good thing, but it's not doing anything serious about steroids, which are one of the prime causes of the concussions.
Diet-supplement makers may face criminal investigations and felony charges if they sell "deceptively labeled" products that contain steroids or drug ingredients, U.S. regulators said.
Weight-loss, body-building and sexual-enhancement products are the most common types of illegal supplements, the Food and Drug Administration said today in a statement. Diet-supplement makers and their employees may be investigated for marketing the substances, the FDA said in a letter to manufacturers.… Continue Reading…
Some of you reading this right now just can’t believe that kids would be using steroids?
Why not? Â They are easy to get. Â The local cop or fireman at the gym is using them, so the perception is that the risk of getting caught and punished is virtually zero!… Continue Reading…
In a multi-day investigative series, the NJ Star-Ledger is doing an expose on steroid use by law enforcement officials in New Jersey. Â I encourage you all to read their in-depth work.
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Anabolic steroid abuse in law enforcement professionals has been a topic of growing concern for organizations including the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport Announces the Chair of the Task Force on the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Football and the Outcomes of the First Meeting
(Ottawa, Ontario - December 9, 2010) - The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jack Taunton, former Chief Medical Officer for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames and International Olympic Committee Medical Commissioner, will chair the Task Force on the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Football.… Continue Reading…
News Flash: Steroids are still a problem in sports.
Sure, the pros toughened their policies. Federal agents have had success catching suppliers. And a handful of pros have been busted.
But the latest research shows a half-million teenagers admit to experimenting with illegal steroids. They are widely available on the Internet, or from misguided trainers, coaches and parents.
His body was slumped over the desk, torn by two rounds from a .380 Beretta.
Next to his body was a plastic cup, a half-empty bottle of Johnnie Walker Black and a note asking his wife, Justine, for forgiveness, according to two investigators who responded to the scene.
John Rossi, 56, had presided over the transformation of his small Brooklyn pharmacy into a multimillion dollar hub for the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.… Continue Reading…
Athletes who take legal supplements instead of banned performance-enhancing drugs may be getting exactly what they seek to avoid. Nearly a quarter of supplements actually are tainted with steroids, according to sports medicine physician Jeff Anderson.
Frank Shorter is an Olympic gold medal marathoner and founder of the U.S.
