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January 31, 2014
Testosterone supplements linked to heart attacks
A new medical study draws a link between testosterone supplements and heart attacks. An analysis authored by epidemiologist William Finkle and researchers at UCLA of insurance claims for more than 55,000 men looked at the rate of heart attacks within 90 days of starting testosterone. In men 65 and older, the risk more than doubled. […]
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January 27, 2014
Terri Harris
IFBB Pro Melody Spetko is reporting that heavyweight female bodybuilder Terri Harris has passed away. Terri, 49, who competed in the female bodybuilding category of at the IFBB Tampa Pro is believed to have suffered a heart attack. Leading tributes to Terri, Melody said: “Truly one very sad moment. I was just informed that Terri Harris, who made her pro […]
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Daniele Seccarecci
Weighing 135kg (297.6lb), Seccarecci’s height and thickly muscle-bound arms – huge even by the standards of his fellow competitors – brought him acclaim both on the bodybuilding circuit and in his native Italy. There he was the subject of an hour-long special on the music and entertainment channel MTV and appeared on Lo Show Dei […]
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January 23, 2014
Body image at heart of teens’ steroid abuse
FEMALES have always taken the cake – or rather left it alone – when it comes to obsessing over body image, but this time it is the blokes making headlines. Schoolboys, some as young as 13, are said to be experimenting with anabolic steroids in order to build muscle mass, and the problem is not […]
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January 20, 2014
Dietary supplements account for half of FDA class-one recalls in the U.S.
A new report from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that dietary supplements account for half of all class-one drug recalls in the United States. The research, supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, showed that over a nine-year period (2004–2012), 51 percent of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) recalls involved dietary […]
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January 16, 2014
GSP Leaves UFC Due to Lack Of Support On Drug Testing
Ever since Georges St-Pierre first announced his plans to take a hiatus from the sport of MMA, the tension between the former welterweight champ and the UFC has been exponentially growing. And on Tuesday, GSP added a little more fuel to the fire, admitting that one of the main reasons he decided to vacate his welterweight […]
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FDA now accepting Dietary Supplement "adverse events" reports online
FDA Initiates New Online Reporting Method for Dietary Supplement Adverse Events to Facilitate Reporting http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm381317.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now accepting online submission of voluntary and mandatory dietary supplement adverse event reports. Anyone can submit a voluntary dietary supplement adverse event report (3500 form). The FDA encourages physicians, in particular, to […]
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TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION STATEMENT ON ARBITRATION RULING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Janyary 12, 2014   TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION STATEMENT ON ARBITRATION RULING    McKinney, TX (January 12, 2014) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation, widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against appearance and performance enhancing drug use by the youth of America, has issued the following statement in response to requests for […]
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January 13, 2014
Fear of being too skinny puts teen boys at risk for depression, steroid use
WASHINGTON – Teenage boys who think they’re too skinny when they are actually a healthy weight are at greater risk of being depressed as teens and as adults when compared to other boys, even those who think they are too heavy, according to findings published by the American Psychological Association. Boys who inaccurately see themselves […]
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THF Supports MLB's efforts to rid the sport of steroids
During the time he allegedly worked with Anthony Bosch to illegally improve his performance and bypass Major League Baseball’s drug-testing program, Alex Rodriguez spoke regularly with teenagers about the dangers of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Now that independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz has upheld Major League Baseball’s contention Rodriguez used illegal PEDs, slapping the beleaguered Yankees third […]
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