Replacement for Rimonabant »
Rimonabant (tradename Acomplia) is a cannabinoid inverse agonist released by pharmaceutical giant, Sanofi-Aventis. The first of its kind, the drug was released around 2006, but was pulled from the market early last year due to the side effects it came with no longer being classed as worth it. With side effects being reported including depression [...]
Bulbine Natalensis displays anabolic and androgenic characteristics »
Anabolic and androgenic activities of Bulbine natalensis stem in male Wistar rats Yakubu, Musa T.; Afolayan, Anthony J. Pharmaceutical Biology (Formerly International Journal of Pharmacognosy), Volume 48, Number 5, May 2010 , pp. 568-576(9) Abstract: Aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis Baker (Asphodelaceae) stem at 25, 50 and 100?mg/kg body weight was investigated for anabolic and androgenic effects [...]
Bulbine Natalensis, appears safe up to 50mgs/kg »
Theriogenology. 2009 Aug;72(3):322-32. Epub 2009 May 1. Reproductive toxicologic evaluations of Bulbine natalensis Baker stem extract in albino rats. Yakubu MT, Afolayan AJ. Phytomedicine Research Centre, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa. Abstract The effects of oral administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis Baker stem at daily doses of [...]
Bulbine Natalensis and sexual behaviour »
Effect of aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis (Baker) stem on the sexual behaviour of male rats. Yakubu MT, Afolayan AJ. Centre for Phytomedicine Research, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa. The phytochemical constituents of aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis (Baker) stem and its effect on male rat sexual behaviour were evaluated [...]
Belly button altitude linked to success in sport »
While most scientists have avoided “the race issue” in athletics, ostensibly to avoid racism, there are undeniable examples of different races dominating particular sports; Blacks* in distance running, Whites* in swimming, and numerous other examples (*or whatever the politically correct term for these races happens to be at the moment). A recent study examined anthropomorphic [...]
Spiral of Denial author interviewed on doping in football »
Q1. With your knowledge about the game and drugs: How extensive is the use of HGH in the NFL? Matt Chaney, Author of Spiral of Denial: I believe use of recombinant hGHis a widespread problem in the NFL, impacting competition. Recently, Tampa Bay Bucs running back Earnest Graham estimated 30 percent of NFL players use [...]
English doctors are homeophobic »
Last month, delegates to the British Medical Association’s conference opposed the use of public money to pay for homeopathic remedies, claiming they have “no place in the modern health service,”and saying that it goes against the principles of evidence-based medicine. They want homoeopathic remedies to be banned from chemists (drug stores) unless they are labeled [...]
Performance enhancing drugs for scientists »
Recently, Chris Good, of The Atlantic, has argued that scientists ought to be given performance enhancing drugs; not anabolic steroids, mind you, but rather, cognition enhancing drugs that are currently off-limits due to legality. Hallucinogens (LSD, for creativity), stimulants (Ritalin, for example, to help with focus), and other medications could conceivably be used by scientists [...]
ZMA: sucked then, sucks now »
ZMA, otherwise known as Zinc Magnesium Aspartate, was the brainchild of Victor Conte, who originally pimped his zinc product as a cure for acne, but later touted its benefits to athletes as a testosterone booster. He even cited a study showing that the stuff boosts testosterone. One problem: Victor was one of the authors of [...]
The world is upside down: male contraceptive pill and female sex drug »
Contraception for woman has been available for decades, and comes in quite a few forms – the pill, the patch, and the coil to name a few. And while some moronic, foolish men who are of the belief that contraception “is her problem”, there has been discussion of a male contraceptive pill for some time [...]
