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June 26, 2015
Have you had an adverse event from using dietary supplements?
This is an excellent video that provides supplement users insight on the risks associated with their use. From HPRC, Col. Francis O’Connor, MD, MPH, talks about how healthcare professionals can determine if a patient is taking dietary supplements and how to report adverse events to the FDA. Dr. O’Connor is an Associate Professor at the […]
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June 22, 2015
Diamondbacks and Royals Welcome PLAY
On last week’s road trip, the PLAY campaign – along with partners from the Taylor Hooton Foundationand the Henry Schein Cares Foundation – conducted events in Phoenix with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 17th and the following day at Kauffman Field in Kansas City with the Royals. On the first stop at Chase Field, Diamondbacks […]
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Clay Davison
  Gavin Lux always takes a little piece of Clay Davison on the field with him. On the hat he wore for his junior season at Kenosha (Wis.) Indian Trail, he wrote Davison’s number, 44, and a part of Psalm 23. He says he plans to do the same for his hat this week at […]
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June 19, 2015
PLAY ball: Arizona Diamondbacks hosts kids on Chase Field
BY BOB MCCLAY, Reporter   | June 17, 2015 @ 6:08 pm Don Hooteon, the president of the Taylor Hooton foundation, was one of the sponsors the event (Bob McClay/KTAR News) PHOENIX — Kids from Valley boys and girls clubs got to play on the field at Chase Field on Wednesday as the 2015 National […]
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June 9, 2015
Houston Astros conduct PLAY event with THF and PBATS
“You guys are making me look bad,” McCullers told the group of children to whom he’d been tossing Wiffle balls, instead opting to move to center field. There he tossed footballs as children ran along the hill, hitting a few in stride for completions. It was all part of the National PLAY Campaign, which made […]
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Andrus, Rangers join THF in PLAY campaign
  ARLINGTON — When Elvis Andrus looked around at his first Spring Training as a teenager, the slender shortstop wondered how he’d ever make it to the Majors. “This is going to be hard,” Andrus thought to himself. “How am I going to get to the big leagues? Everybody is so big. They have these […]
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June 4, 2015
Mark Kerr: Testimony from an MMA steroid user
[embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYFUoEaL4YY[/embedyt] Former PRIDE star and two-time UFC tournament champion Mark Kerr recently opened up about his heavy PED use during his active fighting career. In a new clip released by MMA documentary filmmaker Bobby Razak, which you can watch above, the star of the infamous “Smashing Machine” documentary revealed that he was taking a lot […]
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June 3, 2015
Astros and Padres host PLAY Campaign
The San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros hosted the 2015 PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth) campaign on Tuesday, June 2 in order to educate local youth groups about the importance of overall health and wellness. The Padres event, led by head athletic trainer Todd Hutcheson and his athletic training staff, featured pitcher […]
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May 26, 2015
Brian Cuban: Successful Recovery
Mark Cuban’s younger brother Brian on his addiction, recovery and dysmorphia. Brian Cuban “I suffer from body dysmorphic disorder,” Brian Cuban tells The Fix. “I was cycling through destructive behaviors that I thought would change the horrendous reflection I saw in the mirror. I was also bulimic and abused anabolic steroids. Cocaine gave me that […]
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May 20, 2015
Study: Steroid users have twice the risk for cardiovascular events & premature death
Highlights This is a nation wide population study We examine cardiac events and general mortality in anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) users Our results suggest that use of anabolic steroids is an independent risk factor for cardiac disease Abstract Background Non-therapeutic use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has been associated with various adverse effects; one of […]
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