Search Results for October, 2007
Top circuit plans steroid testing for bulls, not riders
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY
The Professional Bull Riders plans to begin steroid testing by next year. Not its riders — typically smaller, gymnast-like athletes — but the muscled-up bulls.
“We haven’t felt that there are any issues with the cowboys. It’s more of the bulls that we’re concerned with,” says Randy Bernard, chief executive officer of […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Other Steroid News, Steroids in Sports.
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5 steroid case defendants arraigned
Grand jury in Albany County acts after Florida doctor testifies
By ROBERT GAVIN, Staff writer
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First published: Thursday, October 18, 2007
ALBANY — The operators of a Florida pharmacy accused of funneling illegal steroids across the country remained free on $30,000 bail following appearances Wednesday in Albany County Court.
Robert “Stan” Loomis, his […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Other Steroid News, Steroid Busts.
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Women’s steroid abuse: Jones could redeem herself
Forgive me if I don’t join the chorus of indignation surrounding the disgraced former Olympian Marion Jones.
After all, what is the point of humiliating her further? She’s been stripped of five Olympic medals, three of them gold, and she faces possible jail time for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. Yes, […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Steroids in Sports.
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Marriage ‘reduces testosterone’
Testosterone in a group of males living in Kenya drops once they have married as they no longer need to attract a mate, a study has revealed.
The male hormone usually declines with age, but it is finding a spouse that appears to be the most important factor for males in the Ariaal, subsistence pastoralists living […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Other Steroid News.
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Steroid confirmed effective against Bell’s palsy
By Gene Emery Wed Oct 17, 5:17 PM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - A steroid drug long given to treat the facial paralysis of Bell’s palsy improves the rate of recovery, but the antivirus drug acyclovir does not, researchers reported on Wednesday.
And in some cases, the researchers said, it may be OK not to treat the condition […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Steroids In Medicine.
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