McCain Not Giving Up Easy-Update »
It was reported earlier in the week that Senator McCain had dropped support of his own Bill with regards to more FDA oversight into the supplement industry. A huge grassroots letter writing campaign by supplement users across the U.S. was what brought on his sudden change in legislation. As I said in my column yesterday [...]
Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment – a Bust? »
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are something fairly new in the world of sports medicine. It probably received its most press in early 2009 when Pittsburgh Steelers wide-out Hines Ward used it to try and speed the healing of a medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain. Whether or not the treatment actually helped, Ward played in the [...]
Vitamin D: Sea, Sun and Sex Drive »
I follow a ton of medical journals and health and fitness-related blogs, and one topic doing the rounds lately that I have already promised to discuss in a previous article is vitamin D. And thus, without further ado.
Let me first state what vitamin D is not; a single compound. It is actually a group of [...]
Yohimbine and the infinite erection »
Brief and to the point this update, but regular readers will recall a previous article I wrote accounting the tribulation of an Italian bodybuilder who was hospitalized after ingesting five grams of yohimbine. It wasn’t a pretty picture, and neither is this one. The previous article made note of the ability of yohimbine to increase [...]
Science of HGH Testing »
So yesterday I commented on the news of rugby player Terry Newton receiving a two-year ban because he tested positive for growth hormone. Now I’ve had twenty-four hours to look the story up I figure its time to discuss the actual test itself.
Growth hormone has long thought to be untraceable due to its incredibly short [...]
HGH test leads to ban of rugby player »
It has just been reported on ESPN’s website that the first successful test for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) has been used to ban a rugby player. With this test now being available for use in all anti-doping arena’s I don’t expect this to be the only athlete caught using HGH. I guess the big question [...]
New York Times reports: McGwire trying to look forward »
By HARVEY ARATON
Published: February 17, 2010
JUPITER, Fla. — The time for tears has apparently passed for Mark McGwire, even as he admitted that the need for remorse will be forever. Saying that he is ready to turn his recent steroid confession “into a positive thing,” McGwire suited up with the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday [...]
Concussions in Sport »
In my quest for variety in these articles, I try and cover as many interesting topics as possible. One topic I have not covered is sporting injuries and I think its time to remedy that by covering the latest buzz word that ESPN has been abusing - concussions. A concussion is basically trauma to the [...]
Amid Fiery Tempest, McGwire’s Rhetoric Boils Down to Protecting the MLB System »
Mark McGwire will no longer discuss his use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone in baseball, so says a spokesperson for the St. Louis Cardinals, according to www.sportingnews.com.
And I say, Thank God. In my 50 years as a Missourian, I cannot recall a public persona capable of tainting this state like McGwire [...]
Mark McGwire comes clean about being dirty. »
This doesn’t come as a big surprise to anyone in the steroid industry but it’s certainly something to write about. I think its interesting that McGwire is willing to talk about his steroid use now (that he is getting a job back in baseball), seemingly after the statute of limitations would have run out for [...]
