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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 characteristics [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
An update on creatine and DHT – Part Two »
In part one of this article, I showed you the comment of Professor Gary Green on a recent study showing creatine to raise DHT levels in men. In this part I will show the response from the original authors Kathryn Myburgh, Johann van der Merwe and Naomi Brooks, all of the [...]
An update on creatine and DHT – Part One »
Some of you may remember a study published in September of last year in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine (CJSM) regarding the effect of creatine of DHT levels in South African rugby players over three weeks. If you didn’t read the actual study then I’d at least hope that [...]
